Salyut 8 EP-2 - Launch & Docking
Welcome to the webcast of the launch of the second visiting crew to the Salyut 8 space station: EP-2. The crew launched onboard Gratitude, a fully reusable ColumbaR (Columba Reusable) spacecraft, which itself was launched on top of a fully reusable Pisces R1 booster. The crew will stay onboard the station for just over two days. The booster landed successfully at Space Launch Complex 46 after separation from Gratitude.
Liftoff occurred on time at 19:14:55 BST
Docking: 19:44:52 BST
Total rendezvous time: 29 minutes and 57 seconds.
Deorbit burn of booster: 20:11:30 BST
Booster landing at Space Launch Complex 46: 20:14:57 BST
Duration of reentry & landing: 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
Total duration: 1 hour and 2 seconds.
Crew:
Commander: Lolin (Second spaceflight, first flew as Orbital Science Specialist, or OSS, on Aquila 2)
Mission/Science Specialist: Calcan (Possibly second spaceflight)
Mission/Science Specialist: Maine (Possibly second spaceflight)