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This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.

Crossed Kármán Line

Soyuz 6

Soyuz 6 was the first of a three-flight mission with Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8. The main goal of Soyuz 6 was to demonstrate welding capabilities in space and film the docking of Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8. The docking systems on all three Soyuz failed, preventing the main point of the three flight joint mission. During welding demonstrations, the crew nearly killed themselves by accidentally cutting into and nearly through the hull of Soyuz.

Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.

Soyuz

Soyuz 19 (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project)

The historic meeting of the Soviet Union and the U.S. in space -- a major symbol of détente in the Cold War. The peaceful rendezvous and joint operations of a Soviet and American crew signaled the first part of a still-active cooperation and collaboration between the two world powers in space. The Soyuz part of the mission launched first and was met in orbit by the Apollo craft, which carried the main docking adaptor to allow the craft to link up with each other. The joint mission included the world-famous Soviet-American handshake in space and marked the end of the Space Race. The two countries would now solely focus on developing new scientific research capabilities in space while learning how to regularly travel to, live, and work in microgravity. Twenty-years later, post-Soviet Russia and the U.S. would come together once more to form the backbone of the International Space Station.

Soyuz 36

Soyuz 36 was a visitation and Soyuz vehicle swap mission to the fourth long duration crew on the Salyut 6 space station. It marked the first time a Hungarian flew to space.

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