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Topic: Soyuz 28: First Intercosmos mission
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Daniel Lazecky
Member Posts: 480
From: Czech Republic-Europe
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 03-02-2009 10:13 AM
   
Today 31. anniversary start first international crew to the universe, and start 1st Europeans also.First "Czechoslovak" cosmonaut Vladimir Remek and Oldrich Pelcak, today reminisce with upon this years. Messieurs - Good Luck ,valid health and fair weather also. |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 03-16-2009 10:48 AM
Geographically, Europe reaches to Ural. Thus Yuri Gagarin was the first European in space. Am I right? |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 03-16-2009 11:00 AM
Great to see someone honoring these missions. In the 1970s I was always on the lookout for any information and crew photos of these missions.  |
johntosullivan
Member Posts: 162
From: Cork, Cork, Ireland
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 08-25-2009 09:14 AM
This could belong in the patch section, as I'm trying to collect the Interkosmos patches, but I have a question that relates to the Interkosmos missions.How many were there? I'm asking because some sources refer to the 9 missions from Soyuz 28 (Czech) to Soyuz 40 (Romania). Other sources count 14, up Soyuz TM-6 (Afghan). I know that after that there were further French missions and Japanese, British Austrian, etc. What is the official Interkosmos mission list? |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 08-25-2009 02:11 PM
I may be wrong but in my opinion the right answer is nine. The Interkozmos organization consisted of ten socialist countries - Czechoslovakia, Poland, East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, Cuba, Mongolia, Romania and Soviet Union.So the first mission of Soyuz 28 carried the czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimir Remek and Czechoslovakia became the third country in the world to send its national into space. Whatever political background there was, it was quite an achievement we are still very proud of. Mr. Remek was a truly czecho-slovak representative as his father was Slovak and mother was Czech. Tha last ninth mission was Soyuz 40 with the Romanian cosmonaut. Further missions with cosmonauts from France, India, Aghanistan, Syria etc. were made based on bilateral agreements between the Soviet Union and other parties particular governments. It might be - and here I simply do not know the answer - that let's say Afghanistan being a comunist country under the soviet occupation became also an Intercosmos member later on and the flight would fall under the Intercosmos category, but again - I cannot find any reliable refference on this. |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 08-25-2009 02:59 PM
I remembered something else - Bulgaria as the only Intercosmos country sent two cosmonauts into space. First was Georgi Ivanov on Soyuz 33 which had to land within 48 hours after launch experiencing very serious malfunction when the Soyuz main engine exploded in flight.Bulgaria (the only country with aborted mission not reaching the Salyut space station) was offered a second chance in 1988 with Alexander Alexandrov flying on Soyuz TM-5. So this will round the missions number to ten just based on the list of the original Intercosmos member states. |
Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 08-25-2009 08:06 PM
Here is a FDC autographed by Vladimir Remek:  This is a FDC of the stamps overprinted for this flight. ------------------
John Macco
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spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 08-27-2009 09:34 AM
I'm no expert on this but although 'Interkosmos' initially was a programme run to enable members of the Warsaw Pact to gain access to space as partners. The opportunity was also made available to other countries that included both France and India. When looking at cosmonaut crew photographs particularly at their suit patches then missions Soyuz 28, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 were included. The soviet cosmonauts on Soyuz T6 were wearing 'Intercosmos' patches (but not on their right arms as was previously the practice).The French participant on that flight was not wearing an Interkosmos patch. So I concur with 9 'Interkosmos' manned flights. Missions Soyuz T-11, TM3, TM-5 and TM-6 also featured 'guest' cosmonauts from other nations but no suit patches for 'Interkosmos'. Nick
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