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 | | Soyuz 9 Mission Statistics Mission Name: Soyuz 9 Call Sign: Number of Crew Members: 2 Launch: June 1, 1970 19:00 UTC Baikonur LC1 Landing: June 19, 1970 11:59 UTC 50° N, 72° E Duration: 17 days, 16 ho... |
 | | Soyuz 9 paved the way for the Salyut space station missions, investigating the effects of long-term weightlessness on crew, and evaluating the work that the cosmonautss could do in orbit, individually and as a team. |
 | | In orbit, they had sacrificed some of their exercise time for the sake of carrying out their scientific work, and their bodies' reactions to the prolonged weightlessness emphasised the importance of maintaining regular exercise. |
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