[ Russia in Space ]

Soyuz 9

Cosmonauts:
   
Andrian G. Nikolayev [2], Commander
    Vitali I. Sevastyanov [1], Flight Engineer
Backup:
    Anatoli V. Filipchenko
    Georgi M. Grechko
Launch:
    Date: 1 June 1970
    Time: 19:00 UTC
Landing:
    Date: 19 June 1970
    Time: 11:59 UTC
Duration: 17 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes
Call Sign: Sokol (Falcon)

This was a long duration mission (18 days) that broke the endurance record of Gemini 7. Various astrophysical and physiological experiments were performed.