Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5

	Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5	Lincoln, UK 2010 Mar 12, UTC Friday
Maintained by: Robert Christy FBIS Contact: Zarya Home Page Soyuz 4/5 Mission: The Mission Diary First Space Station Voice Comms Extract Docking Space Walk Re-entry Soyuz Landings Soyuz 4 Commander Soyuz 5 Commander Spaceship Engineer Research Engineer	Voice Communication Extract During Docking This is reported to be a verbatim transcript of the moment Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 docked. Those in the know will be aware that the language may have been a little more colourful than is potrayed here. Shatalov: All normal. Distance 40 metres. Speed about zero. Approach continued. Zarya: Roger, follow you. Volynov: Roger, "Amur",... "Zarya", "Zarya" this is 'Baikal". Reading you well. Distance forty. Control excellent. Don't know why "docking" is switched off and "contact" is illuminated. Zarya: All correct. As should be. Shatalov: May I start docking? Zarya: Docking permitted... This is "Zarya". When possible report briefly what you are doing. Shatalov: Roger. Got "Baikal" on the screen. Speed 0.25, distance 30. All normal. Shatalov: Distance 25, Speed 0.25. Zarya: All right. Shatalov: Distance 20, speed 0.25. Zarya: See you well. Shatalov: Distance 10, speed 0.25. Zarya: Excellent, all goes well. Volynov: Excellent, all is excellent. Waiting for contact. Shatalov: Approach. All normal. Contact. Link-up. Docking. Zarya: You are well observed, each detail. All excellent. Right "home" Shatalov: We are turning. Zarya: All normal. Wait for stabilisation. Shatalov: Spacecraft match. Volynov: Welcome. Shatalov: Welcome "Baikal". Zarya: Spacecraft are matched, just as they should be. Volynov: Inscription seen. Quite clearly. Shatalov: Excellent picture... Communication finished? Zarya: Not yet. Volynov: We even see the inscription, clearly. The picture is very sharp. Very good. Shatalov: My picture is pretty good, too. TV indexes, the screen are seen well. Something glitters near them. Volynov: I read you well, "Amur". Zarya: The spacecraft are matched. No bank. We see you, read you. Everyone here congratulates you on your success.	Radio Frequencies Frequency lists, transmission details Satellite Tracking Techniques, analysis and results of tracking activities Zarya Diaries Consolidation of individual mission diaries from the site (and more!) Orbital Events Ongoing Calendar of comings and goings in space The Kettering Group People, reminiscences and tracking equipment Sputnik Korolyov's efforts in getting the first satellite into orbit Luna The Soviet Union's programme of automatic exploration Vostok First pilot to orbit the Earth Voskhod Soviet programme to put multiple passengers into space Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 First docking in orbit of piloted spacecraft ASTP First docking of piloted spacecraft from different nations Salyut Chronology of missions to the first space stations Mir Detailed calendar of launches and activities in orbit ISS Mission calendar for the early years