Interkosmos
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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.
Key facts
- 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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- Interkosmos
- inception
- 1967-04-00
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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.
Interkosmos was established at the height of the Cold War "Space Race" between the Soviet Union and the United States, which competed to achieve superior spaceflight capability. The respective successes were exploited by both sides for propaganda purposes, with Interkosmos aimed at demonstrating solidarity and unity between the Soviets and aligned or sympathetic countries.