NEW SOVIET SPACE STATION IN ORBIT466Please respect copyright.PENANAyB6ChcO0DB
MOSCOW, April 19 (Tass)---The U.S.S.R's Strategic Rocket Forces Command announced today that a new Salyut manned space station was launched at 5:25 P.M., Moscow time, April 18. This will bring to three the number of Salyut space stations that are currently in orbit above the Earth. Cosmonauts W. Brazaitis, B. Badalian, and L. Chichirov report that all systems are functioning normally. The cosmonauts will conduct experiments relating to the Earth's magnetic fields and the effects of solar flares on the atmosphere.466Please respect copyright.PENANAX8wKdtqFwI