Soyuz T-9

4th expedition to Salyut 7 following failed docking of Soyuz T-8. Returned lab experiments to earth. Next mission had launch failure Soyuz T-10a Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission. 4th expedition to Salyut 7. Its mission was heavily impacted by the Soyuz T-8 docking failure and the Soyuz T-10a Soyuz booster failures which bracketed it. Almost immediately after docking at S... more

4th expedition to Salyut 7 following failed docking of Soyuz T-8. Returned lab experiments to earth. Next mission had launch failure Soyuz T-10a Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission. 4th expedition to Salyut 7. Its mission was heavily impacted by the Soyuz T-8 docking failure and the Soyuz T-10a Soyuz booster failures which bracketed it. Almost immediately after docking at Salyut 7’s aft port, the crew entered Cosmos 1443 and commenced transferring the 3.5 tons of cargo lining its walls to Salyut 7. Window impact: On July 27 a small object struck a Salyut 7 viewport. It blasted out a 4-mm crater, but did not penetrate the outer of the window’s two panes. The Soviets believed it was a member of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower, though it may have been a small piece of orbital debris. The crew loaded Cosmos 1443’s Merkur capsule with 350 kg of experiment results and hardware no longer in use. It could have held 500... less