Salyut 7 - The forgotten rescue of a dead space station

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  • In 1985 one of the most audacious space rescue missions was launched by the Soviets to recover a space station that had been dead for months due to an unknown fault.
    A feat that was unparalleled in space exploration and rewrote the books on what was thought possible: and yet, its story has fallen into obscurity and conspiracy theories.
    This is the story Salyut 7 and how the Soviet crew of two, Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Victor Savinikh against the odds rescued it in a daring mission that was the first of its kind in space exploration.
    *Apologies to all the Russian speakers out there on the mispronunciations of the crew names, hopefully, next time I will have a better source for how they are meant to sound*
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  • @oliversanson6207
    @oliversanson6207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    "the crew matched the rotation of their craft to the satellite"
    * Interstellar music in the distance*

    • @ilovebinge-watching3350
      @ilovebinge-watching3350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I was about to comment that. The song is called "No time for caution" btw.

    • @dontbestupid6664
      @dontbestupid6664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      "Its not possible!"
      "No, its necessary."

    • @ilovebinge-watching3350
      @ilovebinge-watching3350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@dontbestupid6664 Damn interstellar memes are still relevant

    • @zfoxfire
      @zfoxfire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @IronArmor "Comeon TARS! Comeon."

    • @WhiteSeaLeviathan
      @WhiteSeaLeviathan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      except Russians did it in real life, and americans in Hollywood studio.

  • @timtamsteve
    @timtamsteve 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1647

    FUN SPACE FACT! When Skylab's orbit decayed and it fell back to earth, it landed in the Western Australian Desert and The Western Australia state government fined NASA $700 for littering. NASA actually paid the fine on 2009.

    • @2323BlackCat
      @2323BlackCat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      LOL I love it! you get em Australia :P

    • @ToDie4r
      @ToDie4r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Lol man nice info :D

    • @5Andysalive
      @5Andysalive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      There is a very lentghy and fascinating history to how nasa tracked and managed (and delayed) Skylabs re-entry long before it happened.
      In general Skylab is a very fascinating episode in space flight. Sadly somewhat forgotten.

    • @cubecraftgalaxy5973
      @cubecraftgalaxy5973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      imagine it landed in russia

    • @memesfromdeepspace1075
      @memesfromdeepspace1075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Wait if UFO crash on autralia .are the alien fined by autralia

  • @levako05d
    @levako05d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    At 3:04, the cosmonaut guy is Bertalan Farkas, Hungary's first and to date only person in space. I had the chance to see him speaking a couple of years ago. He still talks about space like an amazed child, with such enthusiasm and passion. A truly remarkable person.

    • @andrasgall9565
      @andrasgall9565 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly. And Dzhanibekov was the soviet crewmember in the substitute crew, with Bela Magyari.

  • @kevindondrea144
    @kevindondrea144 7 ปีที่แล้ว +974

    I felt a lot of pride watching this video and I'm not Russian :). I have total respect and pride for all Astronauts, it doesn't matter what country they come from.

    • @aquaticllamas28
      @aquaticllamas28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Kevin Dondrea Exactly

    • @tomfisher9089
      @tomfisher9089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They're all actors! Pathetic that you admire lying actors.

    • @bulwinkle
      @bulwinkle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      @@tomfisher9089 Aha! Another fucking idiot!

    • @tokyosmash
      @tokyosmash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Kevin Dondrea advances not for a country, but for humankind.

    • @comments6482
      @comments6482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      But the cosmonauts then?

  • @fabian1939
    @fabian1939 7 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    This sounds like it came right out of a sci-fi movie. I'm honestly impressed.

    • @fredex8
      @fredex8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nah then they'd have docked with the station to find a monster onboard if Hollywood has taught us anything...

    • @huec888
      @huec888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The russians actually did made a sci-fi movie out of this story. It's called salyut too.

    • @sunwire
      @sunwire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@huec888 www.imdb.com/title/tt6537238/

    • @joelkeddie9460
      @joelkeddie9460 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think they came from Kerbal Space Program, great video game

  • @meatballsnacker-sitregald6919
    @meatballsnacker-sitregald6919 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1733

    This amount of Soviet balls deserves an Oscar-worthy movie.

    • @user-fu5uf8rf6n
      @user-fu5uf8rf6n 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut-7_(film)

    • @mitia456
      @mitia456 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      th-cam.com/video/mZ2No9asMkM/w-d-xo.html

    • @bofacee
      @bofacee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      They actually made a movie about this. I just watched it yesterday and yeah, it was super good
      BTW i'm russian

    • @angeloace882
      @angeloace882 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      so any torrent links?

    • @angeloace882
      @angeloace882 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the movie looks amazin btw

  • @AnexoRialto
    @AnexoRialto 7 ปีที่แล้ว +814

    Great story. Due to the cold war, everything to do with the Soviet space program was played down in the USA, so I only vaguely remembered the story of Salyut 7. Can't imagine what it must have been like to search for an electrical fault in a frozen space station. Sounds like science fiction.

    • @nottoday3817
      @nottoday3817 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Technically, I think it sounds like Armaghedon(the movie with Bruce willis and a giant asteroid).
      I still chuckle when I hear the line "Bravest man". I mean come on, no propaganda and the act of Bruce was heroic, but come on: the damn Russian? He waited into orbit for the mission to arrive, saved an american's ass out of a part burning part freezing space station, lead the second drill safe to the drilling point and also offered to stay with the bomb. And he did that in a comic(funny) style. Come on. Don't make him a secondary character

    • @MarkoParabucki
      @MarkoParabucki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This 'paranoid secrecy' was primarily the result of USSR not having a civilian space administration, like NASA, but had their space program run by the military.
      The secrecy on some aspects of US missions was also present, as the NOVA episode on astrospies has shown.

    • @1TakoyakiStore
      @1TakoyakiStore 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Greg K I wonder if that's what inspired the scene in the film 2010 where astronauts reactivate the Discovery.

    • @michaelwhalen2442
      @michaelwhalen2442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Refer to the October 1986 issue of National Geographic.

    • @elimalinsky7069
      @elimalinsky7069 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      #1 Tako 2010 was released in 1984, the real event of the Salyut 7 repair took place in 1985.

  • @tm_cloudfire4804
    @tm_cloudfire4804 7 ปีที่แล้ว +902

    I love this guy. You speak so clearly, and your voice is so calming. Soothes the nerves, thank you!

    • @nastygollum
      @nastygollum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      TM_CloudFire please keep promoting him them.

    • @Stefan-
      @Stefan- 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      TM_CloudFire I completely agree, he is great !

    • @rlrl2011
      @rlrl2011 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      xD

    • @tomf3150
      @tomf3150 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And for people who had to learn english language, it is even better.

    • @vangraff3478
      @vangraff3478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Plus he as some cool ass shirts

  • @afanasievnikitin
    @afanasievnikitin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "
    A planet is the cradle of mind, but one cannot live in a cradle forever
    " (c)
    Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

    • @raffaellobottoni871
      @raffaellobottoni871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That man was a Genius in spite of the surrounding!👍

  • @MyCatInABox
    @MyCatInABox 6 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    There are some absolutely amazing high quality stories & animation you guys have on this Channel. I'm CONSTANTLY looking forward to the newest episodes and stories. Good stuff.

    • @Mathijs303
      @Mathijs303 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +1

    • @skippy5712
      @skippy5712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Richard Ralph Roehl I dont remember them interviewing anybody. They simply gave a factual account of Salute7, the successes it had and the problems it had. As a US type I assume you would prefer a completely negative video concentrating on the problems it had and full of propaganda about how it failed and how useless the Soviets were just to build up your own Low Esteem. Just remember ISS was started years ahead of what it would have been because Russia built the first key self contained unit based on the Mir Station. Also it is as a result of all there experience with the Salute program and Mir program that ISS has lasted so long.
      All the USA had done in this area was launch one space station to a very low orbit that lasted 91days. Not years.

    • @sandrao1856
      @sandrao1856 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lost you somehow on that channel couldn't reply and I don't know how to find you but I'm about to keep in touch I love our conversations stay sweet

    • @universeuniversity1769
      @universeuniversity1769 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skippy5712 I read that the Russian ISS module is fairly self sufficient and is a crucial component of the ISS. In fact, it is so crucial that Russia has considered decoupling it from the rest of the station in the 2020s and building their own (Russian) station by adding other modules! The Russian module can survive just fine without the rest of the ISS but the entire ISS cannot function without the Russian module!

    • @sherzadhaji4239
      @sherzadhaji4239 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      9:10 best high quality and amazing animation. Looks real and legit, especially the lens flares.

  • @polarisgemini52
    @polarisgemini52 7 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I had no idea about this! I didn't know they actually rescued a space station! This must have been pioneering work.

    • @kachala
      @kachala ปีที่แล้ว +1

      check out movie Salut 7

  • @thethirdman225
    @thethirdman225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was well covered in Phillip Clark's book, _"The Soviet Manned Space Programme."_ Every space enthusiast should get themselves a copy. Good video, BTW.

  • @AnimalFacts
    @AnimalFacts 7 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    First I've heard of it. Thank you very much.

    • @markusdaxamouli5196
      @markusdaxamouli5196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Animal Facts there is an excellent russian subtitled movie on Amazon..the special effects are spectacular..if you like space movies check it out.

    • @ronmarson9987
      @ronmarson9987 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mature sexy women

    • @msb3235
      @msb3235 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They (Russian) made a movie about it last year (2017)

  • @SuperTimeStretch
    @SuperTimeStretch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Can't wait until you go viral, because you certainly deserve it.

    • @abcdef-cf2uk
      @abcdef-cf2uk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wompie Seriously!
      Although i doubt you'll be as cute as Amy any time soon😁

    • @ScienceDiscoverer
      @ScienceDiscoverer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Most of people don't like to watch smart stuff...

    • @ToDie4r
      @ToDie4r 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ScienceDiscoverer 96% of world population is dumb so your statement is surely correct :D

  • @memonk11
    @memonk11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    Amazing stuff. We in the west tend to minimize the Soviets accomplishments in space.

    • @dhruv1863
      @dhruv1863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      memonk11 soviets were far ahead in space race untill the day when fake apollo program was created.

    • @dubsy1026
      @dubsy1026 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      EverythingYouNeedToKnow idiot

    • @nottoday3817
      @nottoday3817 7 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Apollo was not fake. Face the reality

    • @memonk11
      @memonk11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Some people delude themselves that they are smart but they are just too stupid to recognize their own idiocy..

    • @mattmichael2441
      @mattmichael2441 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In every rivalry each side tries to push their accomplishments. Even in the west if we didn't cover their work much it's still better than all the effort the Russians put (and still do) in to trying to discredit the "west's" accomplishments.

  • @leonlerdo
    @leonlerdo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    I saw Salyut 7 reentry. Im from Argentina and in 1992 I was 17 years old. I have recorded in my mind that spectacular night, with almost all sky full of lights, most of them yellow or orange but anothers in blue, green or white. I was so excited that I started screaming "why I dont have my camera here!!!". A day after everybody was talking about Salyout (was in a little town called Ingeniero Luiggi, in La Pampa, maybe 3K people at that time) and somebody told me: "did you hear that crazy guy screaming for his camera?" hehehehe.

    • @itsahumanperson6174
      @itsahumanperson6174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I believe it's called 29/92.

    • @mattmacey1935
      @mattmacey1935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Or 1992

    • @plexion01
      @plexion01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Leonlerdo detector why did you use 2s where 1s were supposed to be

    • @JA238979
      @JA238979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yo ví algo similar en el occidente de mi estado hace muchos años, creo que fue sencillamente un meteorito, pero las fuerzas respondieron antes de que mis amigos y yo podríamos buscarlo.

    • @Spyblox007
      @Spyblox007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@plexion01 It was a typo he made 7 months ago.

  • @timcutright7527
    @timcutright7527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In a PBS documentary on the Soviet space stations years ago; The "ALMAZ" space station wasn't cancelled immediately ; with 2 being built , launched, and manned, with a 3rd never launched due to program cancellation. Their Cosmonauts revealed that their missions were to find and map military installations, resources, and strengths. This was during the "Cold War". Both the US and Soviets began secretly ramping up their "space station" design programs in the early 60's. Years later President Johnson revealed ours during a speech at a UN assembly meeting regarding our own US station program of the US Air Force called "MOL" (manned orbiting labratory) ; which would've been crewed by USAF astronauts. The Soviets didn't believe that "ours" was just an orbiting lab. Our MOL station was only test launched( as a empty shell with no crew) with the "Gemini- B" modified capsule --once ; and sucessfully returning. But the Soviets were first in getting their "Almaz" stations into orbit fully functional in the early 70's. They stated that with their optics, they mapped a multitude of areas in the US, world, including major cities; and NYC. They watched people walking, outrageous traffic jams, birds on buildings, aircraft in flight, ships, highways, and they could even tell a Chevy from the few Toyota's that were then new to the US. But something they feared a lot was the possibility of our MOL space station being "Armed" with a gun. So on the 2nd "Almaz" they installed a gun to defend their station, but were reluctant to test it while they were still on board due to it's high power ( it was a small artillery cannon)and instead tested it after they'd left for the very last time. --The US improved their surveilance satellites and cancelled their "MOL" station program and the accompaning USAF astronaut training. It's a shame that our ( 15 ?? ) USAF astronauts who trained for the "MOL" space stations never got to space. Then after around 2 years of total service the Soviets cancelled their "ALMAZ" program (1977) ; and shutdown their two stations when they too also improved their satellites. ---The cost of deploying satellites was far less then training space personel, station maintinance, resupply and repair. Thanks; --Tim C

  • @Sethrod8
    @Sethrod8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Just imagine the progress and break throughs there could have been during this time if the US and Russia could've worked together

    • @pandorasangel2747
      @pandorasangel2747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      61gisele, and that progress would be very little, like or not but the Soviet Union like any other rival pushed us to new heights that we wouldn't have gone to if they never dared us to. I dislike the Soviet government, they from day one treated there citizens as lab rats. But even so they did manage to make USA grow like any worthy rival should do

    • @aleksandersuur9475
      @aleksandersuur9475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The whole thing wouldn't have happened in the first place if US and Soviets had been all cooperative like. Early on, none of it happened for the sake of science or anything like that, the motivation was to one-up the competition, or to outgun them, or to spy on them. There wouldn't be space rockets in the first place if ballistic missiles and spy satellites weren't needed back then, science and exploration was more of a byproduct of the military and political need.

    • @pandorasangel2747
      @pandorasangel2747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      61gisele, oh because I don't demonize someone who never messed with me personally I'm suddenly a traitor? This is exactly why the world is sick. The world has proven over and over that if no one challenges you, you will never be stronger in fact you might even become weaker. And because I was willing to say ONE good thing about our rival I'm suddenly Judas to you?

    • @pandorasangel2747
      @pandorasangel2747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      61gisele, I actually don't hate Hitler, I strongly dislike the guy and if I saw him in real life I probably would punch him but he's dead and he's been dead for over 60 years. It's hard to hate someone who been dead longer than your grandparents been alive. Do I still hate what he stand for? Yes because I know people still believe it to this day. I just don't see the logic of beating a dead horse that's already had rotted

    • @pandorasangel2747
      @pandorasangel2747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      61gisele, and by you logic you're saying BLM extremist are justified for preaching that all white people are evil just because what some white people did over 100 years ago and what some white people still think

  • @Kurwynd
    @Kurwynd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They did a great job saving the station. I would love to hear about more of their accomplishments.

    • @kachala
      @kachala ปีที่แล้ว

      check out movie Salut 7

  • @ThatMontmorency
    @ThatMontmorency 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    "Salyut 7" is the space station that propelled France and India into the space age: the first French cosmonaut and the first Indian consmonaut stayed on this station. It is a wildly famous space station recognized and remembered in the Free World. Anyone to whom it appears "forgotten" is just too isolated from the Free World to know that.

  • @vosskftw5220
    @vosskftw5220 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    One small thing:on the "launched by proton" part you actually showed a clip of a R7 family rocket. But it's not a big problem. Great vid.

  • @ErnestGWilsonII
    @ErnestGWilsonII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites! I am of course subscribed with notifications turned on and thumbs up! Thank you for making excellent videos and sharing them with all of us!

  • @darshenjason3164
    @darshenjason3164 7 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    Lucky they didnt find a xenomorph inside

    • @nottoday3817
      @nottoday3817 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Aren't those the xenos?

    • @MsSomeonenew
      @MsSomeonenew 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh I'm sure you will find someone who thinks differently.

    • @Tsumami__
      @Tsumami__ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      NEY Industries Wow, really?
      “The ones from the alien movie”
      Thanks for ruining the original comment.

    • @YouTubeExplore777
      @YouTubeExplore777 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is what inspired the movie. 😬

    • @vikinggeneral1909
      @vikinggeneral1909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aliens died of alcohol poisoning upon implanting.

  • @thebluestbelly
    @thebluestbelly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this channel is perhaps the best informative channel I've come across, the amount of information that is presented on each video shows how much research and understanding you have for each topic.

  • @AZ-vv1rf
    @AZ-vv1rf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm Russian and I have read about the Salyut once, as a child, and forgotten all about it afterwards. But I never knew anything about it, like this video told. Amazing stuff, thanks Curious Droid! Something is terribly wrong with the way history is being celebrated in Russia. If it's not Yuri Gagarin, apparently it's not worth talking about.

  • @universeuniversity1769
    @universeuniversity1769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a great video. My compliments to Curious Droid for constantly drawing attention to the lesser known, more obscure areas of manned space flight history!

  • @steadfastcoward
    @steadfastcoward 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    These two cosmonauts were brilliant and fearless and taught the world valuable skills needed for space exploration. It's one real triumph for Soviet science AND all of mankind.

  • @brianarbenz7206
    @brianarbenz7206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Baikonur, we've had a problem."... Seriously, congrats to the Soviets for saving Salyut. A superb accomplishment.

  • @user-xy1xi3hd8f
    @user-xy1xi3hd8f 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Totally amazing and one of the most amazing feats in every way. Really appreciate this great research by Andy, and super presenter by Paul. All your videos are exceptional and educate us about lesser known great events. Keep them coming. Many thanks.Cheers!👍🙏

  • @mihan2d
    @mihan2d 7 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    You really should call this The Soviet Interstellar.

    • @imitv630
      @imitv630 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Даже так?

    • @Zopdoz
      @Zopdoz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol, lets not over exaggerate there bud hah..

    • @AG.Floats
      @AG.Floats 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But it was far from being interstellar....
      That movie was called that because they traveling such extreme distances and left our galaxy. This Russian space station just was in our orbit. Has nothing to do with interstellar travel.

    • @DeckerBens
      @DeckerBens 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@AG.Floats
      You must be fun at parties.

    • @compjelly
      @compjelly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@AG.Floats He just means it's the same docking maneuver.

  • @andapen
    @andapen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    Episode on the Buran?

    • @burkezillar
      @burkezillar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Love the story of the Buran. Very interesting subject.

    • @macob6076
      @macob6076 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      oh, the Buran. I stood under it in the technological museum of Speyer, Germany. It really is a work of beauty, way less flashy than the space shuttle but with a simple beauty...

    • @bauisadatiki2213
      @bauisadatiki2213 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Also MiG-105

    • @oakpineranch
      @oakpineranch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      less flashy than space shuttle? it looks the same.

    • @joelburdick3456
      @joelburdick3456 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Before the Soviet Union collapsed, I had a pen pal that lived near to the Baikonur Cosmodrome and once in a personal letter, I casually asked about the Buran shuttle. My reply was a few short sentences of '...mail received by me in of opened state' and a few other short suggestions to refrain from asking potentially sensitive questions. I never asked again, -clearly he was frightened of censors reading his 'opened' mail even though glasnost was beginning...

  • @Dzonemp
    @Dzonemp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I look forward to every one of your videos. Thanks for making them!

  • @hornetluca
    @hornetluca 7 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Space exploration is so cool

    • @nogoodnameleft
      @nogoodnameleft 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss the Space Shuttle. It at least went up at least 5-6 times per year, which was beyond many expectations (I wish they'd stop hyping the '100 launches per year expected' nonsense like they always do. Without that exaggeration/little white lie the STS program would have never stood a chance in hell of going past the planning stages. NASA was on the way to having no manned program from 1975 to at the very least 1995 if the Space Shuttle was decided to not proceed.)
      Whatever Bezos or Bigelow or Musk come up with in the next 10-15 years will be pathetic in comparison. The only chance we have to have a lunar orbiting station is a NASA/Russia/ESA/Japan combo and the design plan of that 'space station' is going to be similar to a really cramped 1970s Salyut station (one habitable module...maybe one and a half habitable modules for FOUR astronauts/cosmonauts if lucky, similar to a current-day ISS Destiny module plus Harmony module combined together!!!)
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Orbital_Platform-Gateway

    • @nogoodnameleft
      @nogoodnameleft 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      WRONG!
      Your shittyass Western European space program can't even send humans to space. Hell you guys have to rely on Russian launch vehicles since the Ariane 5 sucks ass. All you W. Europeans do is piggyback on Russian and American spacecraft for both manned and unmanned spaceflight.
      And the Shuttle is better than anything prior and anything after its retirement (except for the great Apollo program, of course). The reason the Shuttle blew up twice is because the politicians and NASA managers were ordering the Shuttle to go up in cold weather and refused to listen to engineers. The Shuttles amazingly kept surviving launches and it should have been enough for everyone to find out there were huge problems with O-rings and the bipodal foam ramp.

    • @mariegutierrez8745
      @mariegutierrez8745 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hornetluca yeah, bécause it's fake!

    • @nogoodnameleft
      @nogoodnameleft 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So even the Soviet spaceships are fake too? Good one, tinfoilers. Thankfully you nut-tards make up only about 1 or 2% of the population.

    • @asaero92
      @asaero92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is so much less cool if seen from a bureau. It's just underpaid engineers working for years to launch a gold box in space...

  • @12co3dy21
    @12co3dy21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Rescuing a dead station and a station to station transfer. I haven't heard of this outside kernel space program and it happened 50 years ago. The Russians were bad asses when it came to space

    • @carljohan9265
      @carljohan9265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Slavs in general are pretty bad ass. They just tend to suffer the "terminally shit government" problem.

    • @carljohan9265
      @carljohan9265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Krónika You are aware that millions of people died of starvation and in Gulag camps right?
      You are aware of how people were thrown into war and shot by their own officers if they retreated right?
      You are aware of the iron curtain that came down on eastern europe right?
      Also fun fact: When a russian rocket failed and the abort system triggered (a tower with rocket engines that pulls the crew away at a pretty hefty acceleration that's very painful to experience), the cosmonauts turned of the radio because they knew they would start swearing from all the pain, and if they happened to say the wrong swear words they could have gotten into a lot of shit over it.

    • @user-ks7sw8wi6y
      @user-ks7sw8wi6y 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SALYUT - 7 |Official Trailer HD | English - 2018
      th-cam.com/video/IIdP9sFvOHE/w-d-xo.html

    • @Sturmovik82
      @Sturmovik82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carljohan9265 "You are aware that millions of people died of starvation and in Gulag camps right? " -lies and propaganda "You are aware of how people were thrown into war and shot by their own officers if they retreated right?" - very stupid lies and propaganda "the cosmonauts turned of the radio because they knew they would start swearing from all the pain" - lies again

    • @carljohan9265
      @carljohan9265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Sturmovik82 Hmm yes, the old weak-sauce argument of just pretending that you can ignore things that are inconvenient to your world view.
      I'm pretty fucking sure that those who suffered under Stalin's rule would have a few things to say to you.
      As would many, many people who's family members starved to death in china thanks to a certain chairman and his "great leap forward".
      Or people who are starving today in north korea or get put in their prison camps for three generations.
      Communism is shit, has always been shit, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

  • @___Me_
    @___Me_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Vladimir! what are you doing?!
    - Docking - 😎

  • @renzar5016
    @renzar5016 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank's Paul, great content that I still come back to and rewatch!

  • @blazerocker1734
    @blazerocker1734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm over 40 and this is the first I'm hearing of these spacecraft and incidents. To curious minds this would have been interesting news back in the 1980s. This is what happens when your country's media and government put national pride over human accomplishment.
    Thanks, Curious Droid, for sharing the history that others have ignored or denied to the people.

  • @KJamesMellick
    @KJamesMellick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They really should make a movie based on Salyut. There is the Salyut 7 repair mission, Salyut 3 had a 23mm gun, the only effective weapon system ever put in orbit. Soyuz 11 was attempting to fix Salyut 1 after some kind of fire during launch on its mission before its crew of 3 dies on reentry in 1971.

    • @JaviAnt7747
      @JaviAnt7747 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a Russian movie called "Salyut 7" that released last year. Its pretty good. Watch the trailer here: th-cam.com/video/-8BBTHmq9wc/w-d-xo.html

  • @Reggy2000
    @Reggy2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well Done Varys! Great Content as usual.

  • @AndreWhitbourn
    @AndreWhitbourn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work, I'm really happy you can do this full time.

  • @srikanthhemmige
    @srikanthhemmige 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    At 6:00 when you spoke about matching the rotation speed it almost sounded like the movie interstellar's docking scene at the end. Love your channel !

  • @jimdandytheboss
    @jimdandytheboss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thanks Varys.

  • @carxia01
    @carxia01 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a good video. Nice balance between showing Paul and showing historic videos and pictures. And that calming voice makes me want to continue listening. I subscribed!

  • @stellarpod
    @stellarpod 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent segment. Thanks so much for sharing this.
    Steve

  • @paulhicks9399
    @paulhicks9399 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another brilliant upload. Thank you.

  • @harvkidable
    @harvkidable 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Love you! Another great vid

  • @mooreandless
    @mooreandless 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great film. These pioneers deserve accolades. I am in awe of their talent and bravery.
    Well written and presented. Thanks for the video.

  • @paulbelcher7059
    @paulbelcher7059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is so good. Every episode is fantastic. Well done sir

  • @TirarADeguello
    @TirarADeguello 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Happy birthday! Great video

  • @foulou089
    @foulou089 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You definitely deserve 1 million subs!

  • @keithlloyd5897
    @keithlloyd5897 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul, Thank you once again for another very informative video. Please dont stop.

  • @colwild
    @colwild 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You make great videos and I always look forward to new ones and hunt for older ones I have not yet seen (and tend to watch many of your videos more than once). Thank you. :)

  • @BertieFett
    @BertieFett 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Fantastic video I never knew about this mission. I'd love some more videos on the soviet space program especially their planned moon project and the zond circumlunar plans

  • @alfa99121
    @alfa99121 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    There is a film being made in Russia about this rescue. Coming out in Autumn.

    • @colinantink9094
      @colinantink9094 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Alexs220 do you know what it will be called?

    • @alfa99121
      @alfa99121 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Salyut 7

    • @druegnor
      @druegnor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ~ ha3

    • @datathunderstorm
      @datathunderstorm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I was a student of architecture in the former Soviet Union (Belorus, Minsk) when this happened. I was truly astonished by what Dzhanibekov and Savinikh accomplished. I hope when the Salyut 7 movie comes out, it's translated into English and is available for the rest of the world to see. These guys were true space heroes with "balls of steel".

    • @ManAtWar_8895
      @ManAtWar_8895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just saw the movie. Highly recommended. Inspiring and fun at the same time. Russian humor, unlike the jokes about their weather, is very warm.

  • @CanalRadioMax
    @CanalRadioMax 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    As always, an amazing video, please continue sharing this marvelous pices of human history. Congratulations Paul!

  • @Odisseu_AOE
    @Odisseu_AOE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing story, amashed I havent heard about this before. Thanks Paul.

  • @ErickSoares3
    @ErickSoares3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just already watching the movie about Salyut-7. It's amazing!!

  • @bokchoiman
    @bokchoiman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Incredible story! Never knew anything about it until now

  • @deanallenjones
    @deanallenjones 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I find these videos not just fascinating but soothing. I think that's down to the gentle giant of a host with superb music choice. these videos actually help my mental health. thank you

  • @Torjus_
    @Torjus_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Litterarly waiting for a new Curious droid upload. Been my favorite channel for a while now. So much interesting stuff :D

  • @ThexMJT
    @ThexMJT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The USSR seemed to be miles ahead in their space exploration

    • @davidfilmer1
      @davidfilmer1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The USSR kicked our butts in every measurable way. It is silly when Americans say we "won" the space race because we put a man on the moon, which was just a political publicity stunt with no scientific merit (except for some rocks, which Russia robotically collected and returned three times; it was silly to send people to do a robot's job).

    • @jshepard152
      @jshepard152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@davidfilmer1
      Bullshit. By the time the US was flying Gemini it had surpassed Soviet capabilities. Their capsules of the era couldn't change orbits, couldn't dock. The US was doing all that, plus long duration missions and high altitude missions. The Soviets didn't even launch a single cosmonaut during Gemini. The US beat the hell out of them in heavy lift, which they failed at for years. The Russians still haven't put a man higher than LEO to this day. NASA's successes on Mars alone eclipse everything the Russians have done with interplanetary science. I could go on.

    • @hellobooom
      @hellobooom 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Joe Average I think the system can lead to the relentless pursuit of success in whatever area the power chooses, and the people are told that it is their glory.

    • @noop9k
      @noop9k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They were good before Korolev died, then only catching up to US.

    • @ilovebinge-watching3350
      @ilovebinge-watching3350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahem, they use kilometers...
      Lol there's so many memes abt US using miles.

  • @ivanbulanov5754
    @ivanbulanov5754 7 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Thank you. I teared up a little. Thanks for not mixing in politics and "bad Russians" meme.
    Dzhanibekov is pronounced as jah-knee-bEh-kov. Your pronunciation was close though.

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      To be honest, after learning about how we've been lied to about Ukraine/Crimea, I have a hard time trusting anything played on the news media about Russia these days. Maybe they're the Cold War 2.0 bad guy, or maybe they're just running scared thinking of what stupid shit we'll do thinking they're the bad guys (which actually WOULD be a repeat of the Cold War). I'll hold off judgment until I can verify what's being said.

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I keep thinking back to the MAD principle of deterrence. Mutually Assured Destruction. This is what kept both the US and USSR from making a first nuclear strike. Something that a man as shrewd as Putin understands, but which Trump does not.
      ...Actually, pretty much ANYBODY other than Trump understands that.

    • @beingatliberty
      @beingatliberty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      most people in the west have no issues with russia or its people, the media blow things up unecessarily

    • @hashbrownz1999
      @hashbrownz1999 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      As an american, i can confirm a large chunk of the population has no qualms with the east, in fact many a man now praises communism openly via violence.

    • @theoriginalt-paine3776
      @theoriginalt-paine3776 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The men responsible for these accomplishments were cosmonauts, and scientists, not politicians. Had members of the politboro been shot into space to fix the station we could then talk about politics, but unfortunately that didn't happen. Besides Russia is no worse than the US, both are superpowers with nuclear arsenals, so if they wish to compete for hegemony (and what superpower doesn't?), they really have no choice but to turn to espionage, and underhanded tactics because the only other option is to incite nuclear annihilation. I can't bring myself to see the Russians, or even Putin as "bad" because I completely understand them. Don't get me wrong, he may be a bit on the authoritarian side in terms of Russia's domestic politics, but his moves on the international front make total sense. I may not agree with them, but they aren't driven by some irrational malice or something, they are understandable, so its hard to see him as some evil guy leading a nation of evil people, especially since my on government employs many of, if not all of the same tactics. Personally I don't believe that Russia had any effect on the outcome of the US election, with the possible exception of the fact that most of us Americans have no desire for war with you, so they went for the candidate that claimed he was willing to reassess, and repair our relationship. Russia has been accused of meddling in an election, but its a well known fact that my government has a long history of meddling in other nations elections, so to call the Russians bad is just the pot calling the kettle black. At any rate, its our governments that have issues with each other, not our two peoples. So from one American, I'm genuinely sorry that our government, and our media (its becoming increasingly difficult to tell where one ends, and the other begins... our nations really are more alike than different lol.), have turned you guys into a meme, and tried to convince us to hate you, its pure hypocrisy, and political mudslinging. Some day, perhaps when smaller countries start to get nukes, and deprive our superpowers of places to fight proxy wars, and slug it out over resources, we'll have no choice but to make peace, and start trading, and I look forward to that day. Maybe then I'll be able to find Kvass, and Kholodets in my grocery store, and I won't have to travel to NY where the Russian ex-pats are to get them.

  • @princessbuttercup8954
    @princessbuttercup8954 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great channel! Just found it and now can't quit watching the videos.

  • @tonyrod4388
    @tonyrod4388 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I most commend you on the effort and quality of information you put at our reach. Clean and unbiased. I like that.

  • @Joemenix
    @Joemenix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    That is some "2010 : odyssey two" shit right there.

    • @TheMrVicist
      @TheMrVicist 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same thing. Pretty full on mission.

    • @IanTester
      @IanTester 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At least it wasn't spinning out of control.

  • @johnsobery
    @johnsobery 7 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Open the pod bay doors HAL

    • @suddenkancho4968
      @suddenkancho4968 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Nyet...

    • @CaptainCalculus
      @CaptainCalculus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Боюсь, я не могу этого сделать, Дейв

    • @burkezillar
      @burkezillar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Er... yeah what Captain Calculus said. I think?

    • @KevinGerhart1701
      @KevinGerhart1701 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Nyet, Dave...

    • @thalesnemo2841
      @thalesnemo2841 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      john sobery
      LOL🖖🏽🐾🐾🐾😊

  • @richardsleep2045
    @richardsleep2045 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, I love these brilliant underreported stories.

  • @anandsd1975
    @anandsd1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Easily the best channel in TH-cam. Top notch!!

  • @alexs3123
    @alexs3123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Great channel, excellent job. We love you in Russia.

  • @ZohairRazaa
    @ZohairRazaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am falling in love with those Soviet cosmonauts. They had some serious balls!

  • @KevinGerhart1701
    @KevinGerhart1701 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep it up, Droid. You rock, brother. Well researched and interesting to listen to. So glad there is content on youtube like this. My respects, sir.

  • @danielweatherly9733
    @danielweatherly9733 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video dude! Love the channel

  • @ViperGTS737
    @ViperGTS737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    another great video, varys

    • @keirfarnum6811
      @keirfarnum6811 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turbo-Fan
      You’re welcome little finger! Haha! Just kidding!

  • @user-jw7zi8xk9m
    @user-jw7zi8xk9m 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    if to whom it is interesting, then in the fall the 2017th year, the new Russian movie comes out in the Russian cinemas, it and is called: The "salute-7" removed on real events all names and names of participants are kept... on the Internet there are already promo-rollers on this movie...))

    • @tejas57
      @tejas57 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i saw this move at a russian film festival and quite enjoyed it

    • @afm7733
      @afm7733 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would like to watch it, but I'm affraid they will not show it outside Russia.
      If you have any recomendation where I could find it I would be thankfull.

    • @shigidaropupaypups5236
      @shigidaropupaypups5236 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      AF M , here it is (seems to have no subtitles)
      vk.com/video-147164702_456239589

  • @galahadthreepwood9394
    @galahadthreepwood9394 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video as always. One of the best on youtube! 👍

  • @koenmentens
    @koenmentens 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As always, thanks for this great video

  • @kavon7710
    @kavon7710 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Looks like Russians did a lots of work up there.

    • @ah-rcorporation5297
      @ah-rcorporation5297 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      as always comrade... as always...

    • @lesnyk255
      @lesnyk255 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They pretty much owned space during the 1970s. We got to the moon, never followed through. They became the masters of long-term LEO missions.

  • @DuckYou69
    @DuckYou69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks for the videos! They're always great!!

  • @mylesbishop1240
    @mylesbishop1240 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    We Love You Curious Droid! Keep em' coming brother

  • @Skukkix23
    @Skukkix23 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg that was a fascinating topic/video. great stuff! especially the station-to-station manouver!

  • @Tolmalion
    @Tolmalion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There is actually pretty good movie about it called rather unexpectedly: "Salyut 7" from 2017

    • @kevino.7348
      @kevino.7348 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tolmalion where did you see the movie?

  • @crisjohnson5074
    @crisjohnson5074 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a great story! What a fantastic effort the Russians have put into space exploration. I hope they don't miss the boat when evryone goes out of manned near Earth orbit...

  • @amphibiousone7972
    @amphibiousone7972 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this history lesson.
    I love how you amazing but obscured stories into the spot light. Much respect for our space pioneers, from all nations. Salute!

  • @randyroberts4633
    @randyroberts4633 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos. Keep them coming. Thank u

  • @LupinYonderboy
    @LupinYonderboy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    at 2:42 you mention Progress launching on a Proton rocket but the image shows a Soyuz launch, it's a little confusing.

  • @Euie6590
    @Euie6590 7 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Rad shirt

    • @facuromat
      @facuromat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      C´mon guys, this is the "amazing shirt" comment. Some likes here.

    • @josephsalley9409
      @josephsalley9409 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He does tend to have some rather nice shirts huh :D

    • @geraldpitt8657
      @geraldpitt8657 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      As long as its never a "Red Shirt", we will all breathe easily

    • @sandman843
      @sandman843 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha!

    • @hthring
      @hthring 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lacking

  • @alex-sf8yh
    @alex-sf8yh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really great. Keep up the good work!

  • @nazdhillon994
    @nazdhillon994 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn ! I'm glad I found your channel :)
    Also I know that this is just one of your many awesome videos.

  • @dvgsun
    @dvgsun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "they wore winter clothes" - I thought the temperature inside unpowered station would reach -180 C. So what was the temperature inside ?

  • @commenter7250
    @commenter7250 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In Russia a new film was released which is about saljut 7... But I haven't seen it in Europe yet. Even Putin watched it and praised it

  • @ocean457
    @ocean457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very much subscribed Sir. Thanks for the content.

  • @eriktempelman2097
    @eriktempelman2097 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing story, thanks for sharing. this was really an astounding rescue. hats off to these incredibly brave and competent cosmonauts!

  • @johndoyle4723
    @johndoyle4723 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thanks for this excellent presentation. The Russians/USSR were true pioneers in space exploration, and space stations, now the only way for humans to reach the International space station is via the Soyuz.
    We await Elon or some other pioneer to enter the arena.

    • @davidfilmer1
      @davidfilmer1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or we could just deorbit it. It's not like it has made even one single scientific contribution in ten years (and, if you tried to name one, you would have to look it up, and see a bunch of pretty worthless "science").

    • @user-ks7sw8wi6y
      @user-ks7sw8wi6y 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SALYUT - 7 |Official Trailer HD | English - 2018
      th-cam.com/video/IIdP9sFvOHE/w-d-xo.html

  • @ArtyI
    @ArtyI 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I salyut the soviets for this!
    ok ill leave

    • @denx2pogi
      @denx2pogi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't let the door hit you on the way out! Good one, mate. :)

    • @neth7826
      @neth7826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damnit!

    • @lukestrawwalker
      @lukestrawwalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw what you did there... Ha! OL J R :)

  • @DonMillerCET
    @DonMillerCET 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate the high quality work on your videos, as well as the very interesting and to the point commentary. Russian Space Program was/is fascinating, yet so little information is available ... which makes videos and presentations such as this all the more appreciated.

  • @blackhawks81H
    @blackhawks81H 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found this channel. Amazing work!

  • @solverh
    @solverh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Loved the overview. One little thing though. Space station “Mir”¹ is pronounced with a clear “r” - not “ja” - in the end.
    ____________________
    ¹ Мир in the cyrrillic alphabet

  • @sammiechuu
    @sammiechuu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There's a movie about this! Salyut-7!

  • @shemp308
    @shemp308 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    And yet again a great video done in a way anyone can understand!

  • @Voikdude
    @Voikdude 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much Space History has been already made and even if you re somewhat intrested you didn't hear of stories like that!
    THX MAN for making these Videos!!!