" LONG ROAD TO THE STARS " 1970s USSR SOYUZ 25 & SOYUZ 26 MISSIONS TO SALYUT 6 SPACE STATION GG11745

Описание: This Soviet film "Long Road to Space" details the journey of the Soyuz 25 (October 1977) and Soyuz 26 (December 1977 - January 1978) missions, focusing on the challenges and achievements of docking with the Salyut 6 space station. It highlights the preparation, execution, and scientific experiments conducted during these missions, as well as the international collaboration involved. Salyut 6 was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket. It was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for human habitation, crew transfer, international participation and resupply.

0:32: Baikonur Cosmodrome. October 9, 1977, Soyuz 25 craft launched to dock with the Salyut 6 station.
0:52: The craft entered the radio contact zone, but docking did not occur as expected.
2:02: Salyut 6 is an orbital station with two docking assemblies and an integrated engine unit.
2:19: The station will host cosmonauts from several socialist countries.
3:09: Ready for blast off, Gretchko's second journey and Romanenko's first.
4:13: The craft approaches the station's second docking unit.
5:23: A new space complex is formed with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26.
6:43: The station comes to life with human presence.
7:02: Decision to emerge into raw space to check and repair the second docking unit.
7:59: Testing a new semi-rigid space suit.
8:38: Inspection and repair work in space.
10:52: The first space visiting expedition and an orbital station with two docked crafts.
11:13: The flight solved many problems and provided psychological support for the long-stay crew.
11:39: Joint Soviet-French experiment on the effect of space factors on microorganisms.
13:24: The world's first automatic cargo craft, Progress, brought supplies to the station.
14:03: The orbital complex acquired its final shape with research, transport, and cargo spacecraft.
15:06: Progress departs, taking away spent regenerators and empty tanks.
15:15: Work in space and on Earth proceeds according to a single timetable.
15:26: Soviet cosmonaut Gubarev and Czechoslovak cosmonaut Remek prepare for a flight.
16:13: A post office is opened in space.
16:36: The international expedition's scientific program was extensive.
17:03: Medical experiments prepared by Czechoslovak specialists.
18:05: The time to part, the visiting crew returns to Earth.
19:02: Observing the glowing of the upper layers of the atmosphere.
20:15: The mission enters its last chapter, culminating in undocking and descent to Earth.
21:01: Emerging into raw space and the second docking.
21:47: Mission Control prepares for the next expedition.
22:05: The second long-stay crew sets off for the station.
23:01: The time for long voyages has come, moving from sporadic experiments to long-term research.
24:09: The second international team prepares for their flight.
25:01: Medical experiments during the initial period of adaptation to weightlessness.
26:06: The Chibis vacuum suits used for functional tests.
27:05: Cosmonauts learn to rest and replenish energy.
28:06: Polish alloy smelting experiment in weightlessness.
29:11: Protracted space journeys require unloading accumulated data.
30:05: The crew masters the profession of space dockers.
31:00: Refueling in outer space is difficult.
32:10: Installing a new materials processing unit called Cryistal.
33:05: Emerging into space to transfer samples.
34:00: Advice for the upcoming EVA.
35:28: The crew is out of touch, realizing the complexity of their mission.
36:00: Soviet cosmonaut Bykovsky and GDR cosmonaut Jähn set out on their journey.
37:25: Experiments to assess the sense of time at zero gravity.
38:09: The MKF 6M camera, a joint undertaking of the USSR and GDR.
39:14: Discovering new geological features on Earth from space.
41:07: Physical exercises are essential to combat the effects of zero gravity.
42:12: Learning to take a shower in space.
43:16: The submillimeter telescope on board the station.
44:31: Dark spots on the ocean indicate plankton.
44:42: Cloud formations and cyclones above the ocean, with the central eye of a typhoon being calm.
45:10: Space exploration raises many questions, which drive investigations and progress.
45:44: The record of the mission has been eclipsed, with 1,000 radiograms received.
46:58: The station was a home for 139 days, and the crew completed the longest space journey.
47:39: The final day in orbit and re-entry.
48:02: The crew left in June and returned in November.
48:20: Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev praises the cosmonauts' achievements.
49:13: The nation's collective effort continues in space exploration.
49:45: Credits

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