Soyuz 36 (Soyuz Programme) Black Coffee Mug

Soyuz 36 (Soyuz Programme) Soyuz 36 was a mission under the Soviet Union's Soyuz program, a human spaceflight project that continues to serve as the primary manned flight vehicle of the Russian Federation. The launch took place on October 14, 1980, with cosmonauts Gennady Strekalov and Vladimir L. Dzhanibekov aboard. The mission was primarily dedicated to docking experiments and the delivery of the Soviet Union's second Salyut 6 orbital space station crew. This event marked one of the key milestones in the history of manned space exploration, demonstrating the capabilities of the Soyuz program for long-duration space missions.