Soyuz 13 Launches from Baikonur with Lebedev and Klimuk, December 18, 1973
Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.
Date: December 18, 1973
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