Resident Crews of the MIR

MIR: Expedition 25
(EO-25)

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2 3
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation USA
Surname:  Musabayev  Budarin  Thomas
Given names:  Talgat Amangeldyyevich  Nikolai Mikhailovich  Andrew Sydney Withiel
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer  Research Cosmonaut
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz TM-27  Soyuz TM-27  STS-89
Launch date:  29.01.1998  29.01.1998  23.01.1998
Launchtime:  16:33 UT  16:33 UT  02:48 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz TM-27  Soyuz TM-27  STS-91
Landingdate:  25.08.1998  25.08.1998  12.06.1998
Landingtime:  05:24 UT  05:24 UT  18:01 UT
Mission duration:  207d 12h 51m  207d 12h 51m  140d 15h 13m
Orbits:  3284  3284  2213

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2 3
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation USA
Surname:  Afanasiyev  Treshchyov  Voss
Given names:  Viktor Mikhailovich  Sergei Yevgeniyevich  James Shelton
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer  Research Cosmonaut

Crew MIR-25 (backup)

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Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 40 km southeast of Dzhezkasgan.

Docking on MIR spacestation; Musabayev and Budarin together with astronaut Andy Thomas became the 25th resident crew of MIR; a planned EVA of Musabayev and Budarin at 03.03.1998 was cancelled, because the hatch could not be opened and all wrenches broke.

Later five EVAs by both cosmonauts on 01.04.1998 (6h 40m), 06.04.1998 (4h 23m), 11.04.1998 (6h 25m), 17.04.1998 (6h 32m), 22.04.1998 (6h 21m), repairing the damaged Spektr solar panel and installing the new VDU station orientation engine into the Sofora boom.

Common work with the visiting crew of STS-91 (04. - 08.06.1998).

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 07.05.1996 Eyharts onboard MIR

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