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Soyuz 24 (Russian: Союз 24 Union 24) was a 1977 Soviet mission to the Salyut 5 space station the third and final mission to the station the last purely military crew for the Soviets and the final mission to a military Salyut. Cosmonauts Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov re-activated the station after toxic fumes had apparently terminated the mission of Soyuz 21 the previous crew.They performed biological and materials experiments while on board.

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