Soyuz-31 / Salyut-6 Reduga Experiment
Year: 1978
Mint/Issuer: Space Flight Control
Mintage: Unknown
Flown metal: Metal from a ship flown in space
Additional Information:
60 mm diameter. Officially issued by Soviet Space Flight Control Centerin 1978 and presented to the technicians of Mission Control Center and participants of flight and flight preparation of the Soyuz-29/Soyuz-31/Salyut-6 missions.
Medal Obverse:
Depicts early logo of Mission Control Center and reads `Space ships flight control center`.
Medal Reverse:
Reads: "In commemoration of joint work USSR-GDR in experiment Reduga` One of the crew`s
primary experiments was the Reduga(Rainbow) experiment.This joint venture involved
exploration of the Earth`s environment and natural resources through photography. The MKF-6M
multi-spectral camera was crucial to this project. By photographing vast areas of the Earth,
the MKF-6M speeds up the cartography of inaccessible regions and provides important weather
forecasting information for meteorologists. Indeed, the Intercosmos linkup of Soyuz 31 and the
subsequent experiments in space were a scientific victory for the entire world.
