MIR: Expedition 13
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| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Manakov | Poleshchuk |
| Given names: | Gennadi Mikhailovich | Aleksandr Fyodorovich |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
| Spacecraft (Launch): | Soyuz TM-16 | Soyuz TM-16 |
| Launch date: | 24.01.1993 | 24.01.1993 |
| Launchtime: | 05:58 UT | 05:58 UT |
| Spacecraft (Landing): | Soyuz TM-16 | Soyuz TM-16 |
| Landingdate: | 22.07.1993 | 22.07.1993 |
| Landingtime: | 06:41 UT | 06:41 UT |
| Mission duration: | 179d 00h 43m | 179d 00h 43m |
| Orbits: | 2833 | 2833 |
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Tsibliyev | Usachyov |
| Given names: | Vasili Vasiliyevich | Yuri Vladimirovich |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
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Launch from Baikonur; landing 140 km east of
Dzheskasgan. Docking on MIR spacestation; crew exchange; Manakov and Poleshchuk became 13. MIR-resident crew; experiments in biology, astronomy, materials science and earth science; both cosmonauts performed two EVAs on 19.04.1993 (5h 25m) and on 18.06.1993 (4h 33m); installation of Kvant 1 solar array drive unit with some technical problems; Earth observation with special cameras; supplies with cargo space ships Progress M-16 - M-18. |
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