Declassi ed in PaTt Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 0611 4 T o sz'dmr Daily Brief 15 May 1973 R5 WSM Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016106l14 Declassi ed in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT USSR The Salyut space station launched on May 10 has malfunctioned Althougthhe-station-is still transmitting signals US radars Show that two of its four solar paneIS'apparently have not opened properly _ This means that the-station would not be able to_generate adequate electricity to-operate with cosmonauts aboard ' There is also evidence that_ the ppopulsion system is not working Soviet'sup 'port Ships that_were in poSition tO'monitor a manned SoYuz mission have already begun to disperse _indir' eating that the'operation has been canceled This is the fourth successive failure in' -the Soviet manned space station program The in 197 had a f re en board and who visited the_etat on re entry An attempt lost year to launch another_ Salyut failed when ts booster malfuno-' tioned and only last month_a SaZyut space station disintegrated after only two weeks' in orbit - -- - FOR THE PRESIDENT-ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy for Reiease 2018 06f14