The Soviet newspaper Pravda featured a quote from Boris Nikolaevich Petrov, Chairman of the Soviet Interkosmos program, who described the flight as an "outstanding achievement of American space sciences and technology".
ðə sˈoʊviət nˈuːzpeɪpɚ pɹˈævdə fˈiːtʃɚd ɐ kwˈoʊt fɹʌm bˈɔːɹɪs nˈɪkəlˌiːvɪtʃ pˈɛtɹɑːv, tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə sˈoʊviət ˌɪntɚkˈɑːzmoʊz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, hˌuː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə flˈaɪt æz æn "aʊtstˈændɪŋ ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən spˈeɪs sˈaɪənsᵻz ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi".