Salyut 7 was a second-generation Soviet space station. To those who subscribe to the ancient astronaut theory, these angels were actually aliens. Kovalyonok, on Salyut-6, again collided with an unidentified object in 1981. There were also four visiting missions, crews which came to bring supplies and make shorter duration visits with the resident crews. Instead of deorbiting the lab, a decision was made to boost Salyut-7 to a higher. [1], Salyut 7 was last inhabited in 1986 by the crew of Soyuz T-15, who ferried equipment from Salyut 7 to the new Mir space station. In the power vacuum left by Chernenko's death, the Soviet response to the Salyut-7 capture became unpredictable and the Americans considered it prudent to call off the mission. Another striking example is the incident that occurred in 1980 during the flight of the Salyut-6 station, onboard which were Valery Ryumin and Leonid Popov. With the upcoming Mir, the Soviets planned to do more than had ever been possible with single-launch stations. While most Western space enthusiasts remember the American Skylab space station, only some recall the long series of Soviet orbiting labs called the Salyut space stations. Officially, the launch was scrubbed for technical reasons. So, although a crewed rescue mission to Salyut 7 was a dangerous proposition, if successful, the Soviet's would save both time and money as well as face. After watching the film, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the crew, having watched the film the night before. https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/12/a-strange-encounter-with-angels-in-space/, https://english.pravda.ru/society/118195-angels/, Steps Toward A Permanent Residency In Space: The Journey To The International Space Station, The International Space Station UFOs, Lasers, And Live-Feed Cuts, The Handshake In Space The Apollo-Soyuz Project, Into The Heavens: The First Humans In Space And The Underlying Drive Of The Cold War. Upon arrival, on 6 June 1985, the Soyuz crew found the station was not broadcasting radar or telemetry for rendezvous, and after arrival and external inspection of the tumbling station, the crew estimated proximity using handheld laser rangefinders. For each frame, their own shooting systems were developed, different suspensions and mounting methods were used to realistically show interaction with objects in zero gravity and to ensure a smooth transition to computer animation. To support experiments in cultivating plants in space, several different plant life support systems were installed: Oasis 1A, Vazon, Svetoblok, Magnetogravistat, Biogravistat and Fiton(Phyton)-3. This was done to accommodate upcoming Progress shuttles, which could only refuel the station using connections available at the aft port. Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. Various theories have developed over the years, ranging from the reasonable all the way to the outrageous (depending on perspective). The idea of the film, based on real events to save the Salyut 7 orbital station, belongs to television journalist Alexei Samoletov, specializing in space issues. Soyuz T-7, T-9 and T-11 performed the operation, piloted by resident crews. Supposedly the very first human to go into space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, had his own encounter with such a creature in April of 1961. USSR, June 1985. To withstand loads almost like real astronauts, the actors underwent serious physical training. In the era of space flights, people began to notice strange things that were happening in space. The first task aboard the new station was to launch a 28-kilogram (61 lb) amateur radio satellite from the trash airlock. In 2018, the picture was awarded the Golden Eagle (Film Award, 2018) prize for Best Film and Best Film Editing; Nika (Film Award, 2018) awards for Best Cinematography and Nika nominations for Best Feature Film. [1] Out of nowhere a strange but bright orange cloud, seemed to envelop the entire space station. Blinding Light. They were floating above the Earth and swimming through the eternal ocean of space. They then vanished into nowhere, as if they were an energy force that manifested itself perhaps? In short, there is nothing to indicate or prove that what they saw was a hallucination. For that, I credit Nickolai Belakovski for his article "The little-known Soviet mission to rescue a dead space station" which can be found on the Ars Technica website. The details included in the articleare based on the reports, accounts and documentation available as provided bywitnesses and publications - sources/references are published above. Soviet spacecraft usually depended on an automated docking system, but that relied on computers aboard both vessels being in constant communication with each other. mode: 'thumbnails-rr', Dzhanibekov piloted his ship to intercept the forward port of Salyut 7 and matched the station's rotation. This was also the day that the group reported strange lights and beings. Upon their arrival on the ship, Salyut-7 was again illuminated by a blinding light. placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', On Day 167 of the mission, the Salyut gained an additional three cosmonauts in the form of Svetlana Savitskaya, Igor Volk and Vladimir Dzhanibekov. The Soviet Union, June 1985. The fault was eventually found to be an electrical sensor that determined when the batteries needed charging. 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Its overall structure and operational activities were very similar to Salyut 6. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); [] HISTORY | howandwhys | marcianitosverdes []. " : ! Both radio transmitters (primary and backup), as well as the stations radio receivers, ceased to work. And so being the first woman in history to do so and scoring a major Soviet propaganda victory. The rescue of Salyut 7 has sometimes been compared to the ill-fated flight of Apollo 13: both missions involved dead and freezing spacecraft that put human lives at risk, and both missions succeeded thanks to extensive coordination between astronauts/cosmonauts and ground controllers. Once the batteries charged up, Dzhanibekov and Savinykh began to bring Salyut 7s vital systems back online. ufoinsight 7 2 comments Best Add a Comment CatlikeSpectator 6 yr. ago The incident was fabricated by a satirical newspaper and has no basis in reality. Receive the latest articles directly in your inbox weekly. In July 1984, Russian cosmonauts aboard the Sovie space station Salyut 7 were on day 155 of their mission. So what in the world did the cosmonauts of the Salyut 7 see? Howandwhys brings you the most extraordinary stories that happen in the universe. To protect the inside of the windows, they were covered with removable glass panels. It was in Fiton-3 that Arabidopsis became the first plants to flower and produce seeds in the zero gravity of space. 400-Mile-Thick Solid Metallic Ball Found Inside Earths Core: Underground World? The Americans never launched any of their Space Shuttles to Salyut. We have written before about Nancy Lieder who has made various predictions about the end of the world. Salyut 7 was the last of the Salyut stations, remaining in space for six years after initially going dark. When their eyes finally adjusted, each of them could clearly see huge angels outside the ship. When the Salyut mission was concluded and the cosmonauts returned to Earth, their strange experiences were allegedly covered up and swept under the carpet by the Soviet government, and the witnesses told in no uncertain terms that they were never to discuss what they had seen up there. The station was dark. There was no fire aboard Soyuz T-13 during the mission, and this seems to be the filmmakers combining the story of the later fire aboard the Mir space station in order to add more tension and drama to the film's ending. All passed these examinations and procedures convincingly. It remains just one more anomaly on perhaps a whole road of anomalies just waiting for us as we delve ever deeper into the reaches of our universe. Despite a successful first year, research on Salyut-7 was soon stalled by technical issues. The object resembles a barbell. According to the witnesses, the colossal apparitions, which they described as angels, matched the speed of the space station, remaining in the same position for around 10 minutes before fading away. It also seems rather implausible that a group of six highly trained, well-respected cosmonauts would get together and make up such a story as a hoax. The premiere of the full (two-hour) version of the film took place on August 18, 2017 at the opening of the V Russian short film festival In short in the city of Kaliningrad. 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