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	Topics Soyuz 37 Topic Home Crew Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission. Launched: Viktor GorbatkoViktor Gorbatko Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.... (3) - Commander Pham Tuân (1) - Research Cosmonaut Landed: Leonid PopovLeonid Popov Leonid Ivanovich Popov is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.... (1) - Commander Valery RyuminValery Ryumin Summary Valery Victorovich Ryumin was a Soviet cosmonaut.... (3) - Flight Engineer Backup crew Valery BykovskyValery Bykovsky Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, an... - Commander Bui Thanh LiemBui Thanh Liem Bui Thanh Liem was born in Hanoi, Vietnam... - Research Cosmonaut Mission parameters Mass: 6800 kg Perigee: 197.8 km Apogee: 293.1 km Inclination: 51.61° Period: 89.12 minutes Mission highlights 11th expedition to Salyut 6. 6th international crew. Viktor Gorbatko and Pham Tuan of Vietnam arrived aboard Salyut 6 in Soyuz 37, and returned to Earth in Soyuz 36. Tuan’s 30 experiments involved observing Vietnam from space, life sciences (including tests of growth of Vietnamese azolla water ferns, with application to future closed-loop life support systems), and materials processing.Carried Intercosmos cosmonaut from Vietnam. Intercosmos mission to Salyut 6. Returned the Dnieper long-duration crew launched in Soyuz 35 to Earth.