Soyuz 10

Soyuz 10 was the first planned visit to the world's first space station, Salyut 1, which

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had been successfully placed in orbit on April 19 1971. Although Soyuz 10 brought its crew of

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cosmonauts Vladimir Shatalov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Nikolai Rukavishnikov to the station,

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they could not dock successfully with it. While the Soyuz physically locked onto the station, the

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connection was not secure enough to allow the hatches to be opened to allow the cosmonauts inside.

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Additionally, it appeared that the hatch inside the Soyuz was jammed. This led to a further complication

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when the mission was abandoned, as the Soyuz had difficulty detaching from the station. When this was

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successfully accomplished, one last hitch presented itself. Upon re-entry, the capsule became filled with

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toxic fumes, causing Rukavishnikov to pass out. Fortunately, all three crew members recovered from this

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ordeal unscathed.

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