Cancelled Spaceflights

DOS 3 Expedition 1

USSR

Planning data

Launch date (planned):  May 14, 1973

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Leonov  Aleksei Arkhipovich  Commander
2  Kubasov  Valeri Nikolayevich  Flight Engineer

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Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Lazarev  Vasili Grigoriyevich  Commander
2  Makarov  Oleg Grigoriyevich  Flight Engineer

Mission objectives

Following the loss of the DOS-2 station, the DOS-2 Expediton-1 crew was targeted for launch towards the DOS-3 station. This station did make it to orbit on May 11 but developed problems (it received the name Cosmos-557)". Therefore the mission was cancelled.


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