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# buca215 Soyuz-33 USSR-Bulgaria back up and main teams

7 x 5.5 photo depicts Soyuz-33 cosmonauts of main and back up teams and signed by all.From the left Georgi Ivanov (flown Bulgarian cosmonaut), Nikolai Rukavishnikov (flown Soviet commander), Alexander Alexandrov (Bulgarian back up cosmonaut), Yuri Romanenko (Soviet back up commander).Soyuz-33 suffered major engine failure during final approach to Salyut-6 station on april 12, 1979.Commander Rukavishnikov was forced to use a back up engine to return to Earth.Flight held 1 day, 23 hours. Nikolai Rukavishnikov passed away in 2002.This photo came from his archives when we`ve met in early 90-s. Price check by e-mail or call.
 # buca215            Soyuz-33 USSR-Bulgaria back up and main teams 1

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 December, 2002.