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Soviet Cosmonaut Lands After Record 326-Day Flight
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
December 30, 1987| Author:
Celestine Bohlen
| Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko, the world's most experienced
space traveler, returned to Earth today with two colleagues after a
record 326 days, crowning a year of achievements for the Soviet space
program.
Covered live on Soviet television, the touchdown of the Soyuz TM3
space capsule on the snow-covered steppes of Soviet Kazakhstan was
met at the Soviet space control center by broad smiles and hands
clasped in victory signs.
Romanenko, 43, was shown on the evening TV news ...
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