Intercosmos

Interkosmos () was an international Soviet space program designed to promote cooperation among socialist countries in space exploration and research. Formed in April 1967 in Moscow, it was led by the Soviet Union and primarily involved allied or friendly countries from the Eastern Bloc and Non-Aligned Movement, which were provided training and technical support with crewed and uncrewed space missions.

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Space program.name: Interkosmos program
Space program.image: Interkosmos.svg
Space program.image_size: 200px
Space program.caption: Interkosmos patch
Space program.purpose: crewed and uncrewed space mission for Soviet allies
Space program.status: Completed
Space program.duration: 1967–1994
Space program.launchsite: Baikonur
Space program.native_name_r: Interkosmos Kosmicheskaya Programma

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Russian space program
Country: Russia
Operator: Roscosmos State Corporation

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Commons category: Interkosmos
topic's main category: Category:Interkosmos program
different from: Innerspace
inception: 1967-04-00

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Intercosmos, em russo Интеркосмос (Interkosmos), foi o programa espacial criado pela ex-União Soviética na década de 70 do Século XX, para integrar militares das forças aéreas nacionais de países aliados do Pacto de Varsóvia e de nações amigas ao seu programa espacial. Criado no intuito de cultivar uma política de boa vizinhança com os países socialistas e demais países de política externa não-beligerante à URSS, o Intercosmos enviou ao espaço algumas sondas não-tripuladas, mas teve como ponto alto a formação de doze cosmonautas que foram ao espaço nas missões Soyuz, junto com cosmonautas soviéticos, entre 1978 e 1988. São eles:

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