The Astronaut Who Was Left Stranded in Space

These Two Men

In 1988, Volkov and Krikalev finally came together. They were both abroad a spacecraft called Soyuz TM-7 when it was launched from Baikonur bound for the Mir station.

Source: spacepatches.nl

Krikalev was on board as the engineer and Volkov was the commander. Jean-Loup Chrétien was also abroad. In 1982 he was the first Frenchman in space.

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