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Soyuz-T 13
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June 6-September 26, 1985
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Launch crew—Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Viktor Savinykh
Crew code name—Pamir
Landing crew—Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Georgi Grechko
Crew code name—Pamir
Vladimir Dzhanibekov could have had no notion that he would so soon visit Salyut 7 after his Soyuz-T 12 flight. Soyuz-T 13 was the first Soyuz to dock manually with an inert Salyut. For the purpose it was slightly modified to include control levers in the descent module for proximity operations. Viktor Savinykh and Vladimir Dzhanibekov salvaged the Salyut 7 station, which had been crippled by a solar array problem (see section 2.8.3.4). Savinykh remained aloft for 169 days, returning to Earth in Soyuz-T 14; Dzhanibekov returned to Earth in Soyuz-T 13 with Grechko after spending 110 days on Salyut 7. Before deorbiting, Soyuz-T 13 spent about 30 hr conducting rendezvous and docking tests.
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Soyuz-T 14
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September 17-November 21, 1985
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Launch crew—Vladimir Vasyutin, Georgi Grechko, Alexander Volkov
Crew code name—Cheget
Landing crew—Vladimir Vasyutin, Viktor Savinykh, Alexandr Volkov
Crew code name—Cheget
Demonstrated the wisdom of maintaining a Soyuz at Salyut 7 as an emergency medical evacuation vehicle. Vasyutin, the mission commander, fell ill, forcing early termination of the planned 6-mo mission.
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1.12.3.4 Soyuz-T Mission to Salyut 7 and Mir
For information on Salyut 7 and Mir operations during this Soyuz Mission, see sections 2.8.3.6 and 2.9.3.1
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Soyuz-T 15
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March 13-July 16, 1986
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Leonid Kizim, Vladimir Solovyov
Crew code name—Mayak
Carried the first two cosmonauts to the Mir station. May 5-6 they transferred to Salyut 7, where they conducted two EVAs and collected experiment results, experimental apparatus, and samples of materials. They returned to Mir on June 25-26.
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