Two weeks later, three more cosmonauts joined the station: Svetlana Savitskaya, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, and Igor Volk. However, a subsequent attempt to restart the primary transmitter created another overcurrent that started a cascading series of electrical failures. Bas sur des faits rels. The film contains several extracts of Russian songs: On July 27, 2017, a 30-minute fragment of the film was presented to residents of the city of Baikonur, employees of Roscosmos and enterprises of the rocket and Space industry of Russia. They again reported the sightings to the mission control superiors on the ground. Each of the cosmonauts was subject to intense and prolonged examinations upon their return to Earth. The series of events that occurred on the Salyut 7 do not answer this question, but, rather, compel us to consider the possibility that there are "others" in this universe that, in the most dire of times, manifest in ways that force us to question the very foundation of our beliefs as well as our place in the cosmos. On one occasion even going as far as to encourage people to euthanize their pets to avoid their suffering. There hovering in space in front of the space station were what the crew would describe as seven enormous winged humanoid beings estimated as being around 90 feet in height and with calm, smiling faces, and it was from these bizarre entities that the ethereal light was apparently emanating. [9], However, unexpectedly high solar activity in the late 1980s and early 1990s increased atmospheric drag on the station and sped its orbital decay. With the upcoming Mir, the Soviets planned to do more than had ever been possible with single-launch stations. Unbelievably, there have been other accounts of being visited by similar apparitions in space, with some cases coming even before the Salyut 7 sightings. Dzhanibekov and Savinykh trained extensively on new protocols developed for the planned docking with the lifeless Salyut 7. Based on actual events. Filming lasted several months with great physical exertion. Appointments 866.588.2264. The #Salyut 7 Incident - Space Hallucinations, Or The Watchers? [6][7] Externally, in a departure from previous first generation stations, the large diameter operations section which housed the large scientific apparatus, was colored in a distinctive brown-red and white stripe pattern. I observed this incident for about one minute and seven seconds. The short video below looks at the sightings of the Soviet cosmonauts. On the set, the actors moved using special cables. In 1979, the Soviet Union was a superpower in search of a space station. Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. In this case the entity mentioned is certainly described as an alien of some type, but its sheer size makes it interesting in relation to the space angel phenomenon, and makes one wonder just what it really was this man saw, if anything. target_type: 'mix' I also observed on my monitors, the spacecraft of the ET as it was in a stabilized, safe orbit to the rear of the Space Shuttle main engine pods. Aliens were flying in space again, smiling and giving calmness. It is still unknown whether these unidentified objects were representatives of a new extraterrestrial race or debris that flew through space. According to the crew members, the humanoids were flying at the same speed as the station for 10 minutes. At two points during his spaceflight aboard the Vostok-1, Gagarin inexplicably went silent and lost contact, and when he was asked about it later he was not sure what had happened, thinking he may have just briefly lost consciousness. Copyright 2023 UFO Insight, All Rights Reserved. Ultimately, however, the accounts of the cosmonauts and the incident itself, has largely come together from released reports and research. The entire article and the contents within are published by, wholly-ownedandcopyright of UFO Insight. The last to be launched in the program and a precursor to the Mir space station, the Salyut 7 was the 10th space station ever put into orbit by mankind, and was designed to serve as a sort of test of a new system of modular space stations, which entailed the ability to attach new modules to expand the station or adapt it to whatever functions were required, as well as an outpost for various off-planet experiments. Mir, the state-of-the-art orbital facility in development, was delayed and still six years from launch. The story is based on the Soyuz T-13 mission in 1985, part of the Soviet Salyut programme; it was the first time in history that a 'dead' space station was docked with, and brought back into service. Even as recently as 2008, an anonymous spacecraft operator from the Kennedy Space Center stated he witnessed a large alien standing in the payload bay of a space shuttle. Although the mission to dock with and repair Salyut-7 was extremely dangerous and challenging, the movie stretches the truth in a number of ways. Receive the latest articles directly in your inbox weekly. . Auditory hallucinations have many possible causes. So, in the summer of 1978, Vladimir Kovalyonok and Alexander Ivanchenko, who went into space, noticed an undefined spacecraft flying under the orbital station as if observing the cosmonauts. Project 33, The Chulucanas Incident, And Perus Official UFO Office. After carefully working through the Salyuts electrical systems, the cause of the power loss was eventually pinpointed to a single sensor, on one of the batteries. One at a time, they revived the lights, communications, water storage and delivery apparatus, and so on. They were perfectly sound of body and mind. Two portholes were designed to allow ultraviolet light in, to help kill infections. At this time the station was uninhabited, after the departure of Leonid Kizim, Vladimir Solovyov and Oleg Atkov, and before the next crew arrived. Identical Twins Abducted By Aliens? The event witnessed not by a single person, but six individuals all claiming to have seen the same thing. 27.03 - MU Plus+ Podcast - The Old Switcheroo, 27.04 - MU Plus+ Podcast - High-Res Healing, 29.06 - MU Podcast - Italian Disco Abductions, The Mysterious Men in Black and Their Equally Weird Cars, Lab-Grown Human Mini Brains Are Being Developed for Biocomputers, Strange Accounts of Dwarf Aliens and their Apocalyptic Messages from Mexico, Unknown DNA Found in a Part of a Chilean Desert Which Looks Like Mars, Shamans, Psychedelics, and One Man's mystical Journey in the Amazon to Find a Miracle Cure. A central part of the film's plot is the idea that NASA was conducting a mission to recover the disabled Salyut 7 to steal Soviet secrets with Space Shuttle Challenger, returning the station to Earth inside the shuttle's cargo bay. Between 19 and 22 August 1986, engines on Kosmos 1686 boosted Salyut 7 to a record-high mean orbital altitude of 475km to forestall reentry until 1994. A failed docking could cripple the Soyuz, stranding the crew in orbit, if not killing them outright. Various crew and modules were used over its lifetime, including a total of 12 manned and 15 unmanned launches. Indeed, it was while the world witnessed a major Soviet propaganda victory in the space race that these events played out quietly in the background. To understand how to move in a state of weightlessness, how the body behaves, it was necessary to feel weightlessness. The payload was ejected, and the crew was recovered safely. Upon their arrival on the ship, Salyut-7 was again illuminated by a blinding light. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. Looking through the windows, the cosmonauts noticed several unknown creatures about 30 meters tall, who were flying through space, while smiling. A set of modifications to the interior made it more liveable. In the presence of an extraterrestrial race, astronauts felt calm and serenity. When ground operators attempted to bring the transmitters back online, a second surge swept through the station, knocking out radio receivers as well. It was in Fiton-3 that Arabidopsis became the first plants to flower and produce seeds in the zero gravity of space. Using the laser rangefinder to align with the docking port, the crew matched the rotation of their craft to Salyut, and then slowly approached, to contact and dock. Salyut-7. The all-Russian premiere of the film took place on October 12, 2017 by Nashe Kino. The Soviets had intended to continue using Salyut-7 even after the launch of Mir. When their eyes finally adjusted, each of them could clearly see huge angels outside the ship. Ground control decided to try to repair the damaged pipes, in what was the most complex repair attempted during EVA at the time. First, there is no way such maneuvers could have gone undetected at the time and, second, orbital mechanics simply made them impossible. The idea of the film, based on real events to save the Salyut 7 orbital station, belongs to television journalist Alexei Samoletov, specializing in space issues. This was also the day that the group reported strange lights and beings. And on June 6, 1985, the pair launched aboard Soyuz T-13. The cosmonauts performed an analysis of the air quality aboard the station, confirming it was breathable, and opened the porthole shades to allow sunlight to help warm the station. For months in 1985, the 16-metre (50-foot) long station drifted, silent and out of control. He's written articles for MU and Daily Grail and has been a guest on Coast to Coast AM and Binnal of America. Salyut 7 - EO-3: Oleg Atkov, Leonid Kizim, and Vladimir Solovyov In the presence of an extraterrestrial race, astronauts felt calm and serenity. Another striking example is the incident that occurred in 1980 during the flight of the Salyut-6 station, onboard which were Valery Ryumin and Leonid Popov. There is a docking! he triumphantly called out. Retrieval at a future date by a Buran shuttle was also planned. }); Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly! He further added: I have to recognize that it did not have an artificial origin. it appeared that there was perhaps something more going on beyond simple hallucinations. Salyut 7 went silent. [1] This operation forms the basis of the 2017 Russian film Salyut 7. The colour scheme was improved and a refrigerator was installed. Then the angels disappeared, as quickly and as quietly as they had arrived. Enterprises of the state corporation Roscosmos - OAO Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and FGBU Research institute Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center - provided for filming equipment previously visited in space. Whats more, they also claim they are here to announce the end of the world. According to the witnesses, the colossal apparitions, which they described as angels, matched the speed of the space station, remaining in the same position for around 10 minutes before fading away. Salyut 7 - The forgotten rescue of a dead space station. Three months into its third year above the planet, the mission had begun to experience a multitude of system failures. In 1984, Soviet cosmonauts onboard the Salyut 7 spacecraft describe witnessing angelic or winged beings travelling alongside their craft. Perhaps more seriously, hallucinations have been associated with the breakdown of crew coherence and space mission stress. Salyut 7 ( Russian: -7) is a 2017 Russian disaster film directed by Klim Shipenko and written by Aleksey Samolyotov, the film stars Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Pavel Derevyanko. You can see a very short clip of this feat below. Again the reports spoke of these strange glowing angel-like creatures seemingly being aware of the crew even smiling at them. February 14, 2021 | Full Review. Internally, the Salyut 7 carried electric stoves, a refrigerator, constant hot water and redesigned seats at the command console (more like bicycle seats). This article is about a space station. Waiting for Mir to launch would have meant putting all spaceborne work on hold for at least a full year. These humanoid creatures had distinctive wings, and faces that housed a "peaceful expression!" Enter the Space & Beyond Box Photo Contest! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The #Salyut 7 Incident - Space Hallucinations, Or The Watchers? All Soviet and Russian space stations were equipped with automatic rendezvous and docking systems, from the first space station Salyut 1 using the Igla system, to the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station using the Kurs system. Required fields are marked *. Then, ground control would command the station itself to rotate 180 degrees, and the Soyuz would close and re-dock at the forward port. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. That plot possibly originates in a similar theory set forth by The Battle for Salyut: A Space Detective, a Russian documentary that was created by a media branch of Roskosmos. At first, they believed there must have been an explosion and consequently the orange glow was, in fact, a fire. Salyut-7 (2017 Russian feature film) - collectSPACE: Messages Source for space history, space artifacts, and space memorabilia. We do not aim to prove nordisprove any of the theories, cases, or reports. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! This time all six of the cosmonauts witnessed them together. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. . This is almost a by-product to the constant opportunism of some alternative media sites. A copy of the TsUP and the Cosmonaut Training Center was created with life-size models of Salyut-7 and Soyuz T-13. At least do a little bit of research and you would have found that. DOS-6, short for Durable Orbital Station[1]) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. Dressed in winter clothing, the cosmonauts slowly went through the process of opening the three hatches that stood between them and the dark living area of the station. Soviet engineers realized they had only two options: abandon Salyut 7 or mount a rescue mission. The Salyut programme ( Russian: , IPA: [slut], meaning "salute" or "fireworks") was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union. Salyut 7 was a second-generation Soviet space station. In reality, Soviet mission control considered doing the same thing with the unfinished Buran orbiter and found it would be impossible. Considering the original news reports of the phenomenon have been quietly relegated to the background and are only really discussed on Internet forums by people who have noticed just how outlandish the story is, we may never know for sure. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This was done to accommodate upcoming Progress shuttles, which could only refuel the station using connections available at the aft port. Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 09:10, "Soviet space programme: Philipp Meuser lifts the lid on the seminal cosmic design of Galina Balashova", "Salyut 7, Soviet Station in Space, Falls to Earth After 9-Year Orbit", "The little-known Soviet mission to rescue a dead space station", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salyut_7&oldid=1141878684, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 09:10. The most rational and scientific answer is that these cosmonauts experienced what they had suspected in the beginning, which is some sort of mass hallucination or madness brought on by the demanding stresses, fatigue, and the harsh conditions of space. In orbit the station suffered technical failures though it benefited from the improved payload capacity of the visiting Progress and Soyuz craft and the experience of its crews who improvised many solutions (such as a fuel line rupture in September 1983 requiring EVAs by the Soyuz T-10 crew to repair). Biology, nature, and cryptozoology still remain Brent Swancers first intellectual loves. After watching the film, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the crew, having watched the film the night before. mode: 'thumbnails-rr', So one crew member stayed in the Soyuz to monitor the one working in the station. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience. [1] The medical, biological and exercise sections were improved, to allow long stays in the station. Blinding Light. In September 1983, a fuel leak was discovered after almost a whole tank was vented into space. It is perhaps worth bearing in mind, however, the following. Hearing this, the Soviets immediately set their sights on such an achievement. Often dismissed as a group hallucination, the highly strange event was witnessed again by 3 more cosmonauts that joined the spacecraft later that summer. Although the air supply was safe they were limited to just one crew member at a time working in the station because with no circulation systems working, the carbon dioxide from the crew members own breath could build up to dangerous levels. _taboola.push({ By 1980, this record had been extended to 184 days of uninterrupted habitation. I dont know of anything that can make this movement tightening, then expanding, pulsating. Soviet spacecraft usually depended on an automated docking system, but that relied on computers aboard both vessels being in constant communication with each other. Portree, Mir Hardware Heritage, pp. In space. For that, I credit Nickolai Belakovski for his article "The little-known Soviet mission to rescue a dead space station" which can be found on the Ars Technica website. We have written before about Nancy Lieder who has made various predictions about the end of the world. After watching Salyut-7 which I found well made, well acted, human and tense, I wanted to know the true story. Was it something else? This was hailed by the Soviets as the first launch of a communications satellite from a manned space vehicle, before NASAs planned launch of two heavy geostationary satellites from the Shuttle later that year. Just what is going on here? Although this incident happened over thirty years ago, in cosmic terms, that is but a millisecond. 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