Word: strakalov
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...April 1982, is the most sophisticated so far; weighing some 40 tons and outfitted with three docking ports, the beetle-shaped craft is designed to serve eventually as the core of a much larger complex. Two members of last week's hapless team, Vladimir Titov and Gunady Strakalov, were forced to return to earth after only 48 hours last May because of docking problems. This time, the crew was on its way to take over from Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakhov and Alexander Alexandrov, who have been aboard the space lab since late June. The Soviets now could order their comrades...
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