Soyuz 37

Crew

Launched:

Viktor Gorbatko (3)

Pham Tuan - Vietnam (1)

Landed:

Leonid Popov (1)

Valery Ryumin (3)

Mission Parameters

Mass: 6800 kg

Perigee: 197.8 km

Apogee: 293.1 km

Inclination: 51.61°

Period: 89.12 minutes

Mission Highlights

11th expedition to Salyut 6. 6th international crew. Viktor Gorbatko and Pham Tuan of Vietnam arrived aboard Salyut 6 in Soyuz 37, and returned to Earth in Soyuz 36. Tuan’s 30 experiments involved observing Vietnam from space, life sciences (including tests of growth of Vietnamese azolla water ferns, with application to future closed-loop life support systems), and materials processing.Carried Intercosmos cosmonaut from Vietman. Intercosmos mission to Salyut 6. Returned the Dneiper long-duration crew launched in Soyuz 35 to Earth.

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Soyuz 38

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