Resident Crews of the MIR

MIR: Expedition 15
(EO-15)

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2 3
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Afanasiyev  Usachyov  Polyakov
Given names:  Viktor Mikhailovich  Yuri Vladimirovich  Valeri Vladimirovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer  Doctor Cosmonaut
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz TM-18  Soyuz TM-18  Soyuz TM-18
Launch date:  08.01.1994  08.01.1994  08.01.1994
Launchtime:  10:05 UT  10:05 UT  10:05 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz TM-18  Soyuz TM-18  Soyuz TM-20
Landingdate:  09.07.1994  09.07.1994  22.03.1995
Landingtime:  10:32 UT  10:32 UT  04:04 UT
Mission duration:  182d 00h 27m  182d 00h 27m  437d 17h 58m
Orbits:  2880  2880  6927

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2 3
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Malenchenko  Musabayev  Arzamazov
Given names:  Yuri Ivanovich  Talgat Amangeldyyevich  German Semyonovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer  Doctor Cosmonaut

Crew Soyuz TM-18 (backup)

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Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 112 km northeast of Arkalyk; docking on MIR spacestation; cosmonauts became the 15th resident crew; research work in space-flight medicine by Polyakov during his long-term-flight (25 different experiments).

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 10.06.1990 Polyakov onboard MIR
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