Soyuz 24 was a Soviet space mission that launched on February 7, 1977. It was part of the Soyuz program, which aimed to transport astronauts to and from space. The mission carried two cosmonauts, Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Malyshev, to the Salyut 5 space station, where they conducted scientific experiments and performed maintenance tasks. The mission lasted 7 days, 22 hours, and 16 minutes, concluding with a safe landing on February 15, 1977. Soyuz 24 was significant for its contributions to long-duration spaceflight and helped pave the way for future missions in the Soviet space program.