Soyuz crewed missions, incidents, and rescue operations (1966–1991)

1. First Soyuz crewed flight ends in fatal crash

   Apr 23, 1967Labels: Soyuz 1, Vladimir Komarov

   • Soyuz 1
   • WorldSpaceflight

2. Soyuz returns to flight with Soyuz 3

   Oct 26, 1968Labels: Soyuz 3, Soyuz 2

   • Soyuz 3
   • NextSpaceflight

3. First docking and EVA crew transfer

   Jan 16, 1969Labels: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 5

   • Soyuz 4
   • Soyuz 5

4. Salyut 1 launches, opening space-station era

   Apr 19, 1971Labels: Salyut 1, space station

   • Britannica
   • Salyut 1

5. Soyuz 10 docks but cannot enter Salyut 1

   Apr 22, 1971Labels: Soyuz 10, Salyut 1

   • Soyuz 10
   • WorldSpaceflight

6. Soyuz 11 depressurization kills three cosmonauts

   Jun 30, 1971Labels: Soyuz 11, Salyut 1

   • Soyuz 11
   • Britannica

7. Soyuz returns with redesigned two-seat 7K-T

   Sep 27, 1973Labels: Soyuz 12, 7K-T

   • Soyuz 12

8. Soyuz 18a launch abort triggers high‑G emergency landing

   Apr 5, 1975Labels: Soyuz 18a, launch abort

   • Soyuz 18a
   • NASA SMA

9. Soyuz 23 lands in a lake; recovery takes hours

   Oct 16, 1976Labels: Soyuz 23, Lake Tengiz

   • NASA SMA
   • Soyuz 23

10. Soyuz 33 engine failure forces mission abort

    Apr 12, 1979Labels: Soyuz 33, Salyut 6

    • Soyuz 33
    • NASA SMA

11. Soyuz T-10-1 pad fire triggers launch escape rescue

    Sep 26, 1983Labels: Soyuz T-10-1, launch escape

    • WorldSpaceflight
    • Salyut 7

12. Soyuz T-13 docks with dead Salyut 7 and restores power

    Jun 8, 1985Labels: Soyuz T-13, Salyut 7

    • WorldSpaceflight
    • UPI Archives

13. Soyuz T-15 links Mir and Salyut 7 in one mission

    May 6, 1986Labels: Soyuz T-15, Mir

    • Soyuz T 15
    • Sven Grahn

14. Soyuz TM-2 begins routine Soyuz‑TM crew transport to Mir

    Feb 7, 1987Labels: Soyuz TM-2, Soyuz TM

    • Soyuz TM 2
    • WorldSpaceflight

15. Austromir-91 and Soyuz TM-13 fly amid Soviet collapse

    Oct 4, 1991Labels: Soyuz TM-13, Austromir-91

    • WorldSpaceflight
    • Austromir