Cosmonauts on the Salyut 7 space station...

Cosmonauts on the Salyut 7 space station have conducted extensive military operations in support of Soviet ground, sea and air exercises, Aviation Week and Space Technology reported. Quoting U.S. intelligence sources, the magazine said the cosmonauts’ activities included observing Soviet anti-ballistic missile tests and naval ship movements and testing laser tracking of targets. It said last week’s U.S. military space shuttle mission may have involved some astronaut coordination with U.S. ground units, as well as the reported launching of a spy satellite.