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Soviet cosmonauts prepare to board Salyut 5 for new experiments
Tass reports Soyuz 29 carrying Col. Vladimir Kovalenok and flight engineer Alexander Ivanchenkov launched Thursday night. They will dock with Salyut 6 to continue experiments begun on Soyuz 26 27 and 28. Kovalenok, from Beloye near Minsk, previously commanded Soyuz 25 in 1977. Ivanchenkov, from Ivanteyevka near Moscow, studied at Moscow Aviation Institute and joined space training in 1970. This is the first manned flight in three months following the 96 day Soyuz 26 27 28 mission.
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