OTD In Space – August 8: Salyut 5 Space Station Burns Up In The Atmosphere
On Aug. 8, 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in Earth's atmosphere.
Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program. It launched in 1976 and housed two crew of cosmonauts as they conducted military experiments and other scientific research in orbit. Originally, four crewed missions were supposed to go to Salyut 5. However, the third crew was unable to dock their spacecraft and had to return home. The fourth mission had to be cancelled because Salyut 5 was starting to run low on propellant for its main engines and attitude control system. Salyut 5 couldn't be refuelled, so it was deorbited and left to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program. It launched in 1976 and housed two crew of cosmonauts as they conducted military experiments and other scientific research in orbit. Originally, four crewed missions were supposed to go to Salyut 5. However, the third crew was unable to dock their spacecraft and had to return home. The fourth mission had to be cancelled because Salyut 5 was starting to run low on propellant for its main engines and attitude control system. Salyut 5 couldn't be refuelled, so it was deorbited and left to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in Earth's atmosphere.
00:08Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly secretive Almaz military space station program.
00:14It launched in 1976 and housed two crews of cosmonauts as they conducted military experiments and other scientific research in orbit.
00:21Originally, four crewed missions were supposed to go to Salyut 5.
00:25However, the third crew was unable to dock their spacecraft and had to return home.
00:29The fourth mission had to be canceled because Salyut 5 was starting to run low on propellant for its main engines and attitude control system.
00:36Salyut 5 couldn't be refueled, so it was de-orbited and left to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
00:40And that's what happened on this day in space.
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