Space Rocket History #233 – Soyuz 6, 7, and 8 with Shonin, Kubasov, Filipchenko, Volkov, Gorbatko, Shatalov, Yeliseyev – Part 1

<p>Finally, on April 25, 1969 during a meeting of the Soyuz State Commission, it was decided that the solo and docking flights outlined for 1969 by design bureau OKB-1 would be combined into a joint flight of three spacecraft.  The plan was to fly Soyuz 6, 7, and 8 together in August of 1969; Soyuz 7 and 8 would dock and 6 would rendezvous with the docked pair and take pictures of it as well as perform a welding experiment.</p> <p><a href='https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/11/space-rocket-history-233-soyuz-6-7-and-8-with-shonin-kubasov-filipchenko-volkov-gorbatko-shatalov-yeliseyev-part-1/'>Homepage with pictures</a></p>