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Soviets Launch Spacecraft With Two Aboard
The Soviet Union launched Soyuz 6 carrying Lt. Col. Georgy Shonin and flight engineer Valery Kubasov to weld metals in weightlessness as part of a potential space station docking program. Tass reported the ship and crew are in good condition after liftoff at 2:10 p.m. Moscow time.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Georgy Shonin
Valery Kubasov
Tass
Alexei S. Yeliseyev
Yevgeny V. Khrunovy
Radio Moscow
Shonin
Kubasov