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 | Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 |
Tyneside, UK 2024 Apr 20 Saturday, Day 111 | |
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| 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.
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