Soyuz 7
Soyuz 7 was a Soviet space mission launched on January 12, 1970, as part of the Soyuz program. It aimed to conduct scientific experiments and test spacecraft systems in low Earth orbit. The mission lasted for five days, during which the crew performed various tasks, including docking with the Salyut 1 space station.
The crew of Soyuz 7 included cosmonauts Georgy Shonin, Viktor Patsayev, and Valentin Lebedev. They successfully returned to Earth on January 17, 1970, contributing valuable data to the ongoing development of space exploration technologies and enhancing the Soviet Union's capabilities in human spaceflight.