Resident Crews of the MIR

MIR: Expedition 27
(EO-27)

Crew, launch- and landing data

No.:	1	2	3
Nation:
Surname:	Afanasiyev	Avdeyev	Haigneré
Given names:	Viktor Mikhailovich	Sergei Vasiliyevich	Jean-Pierre
Job:	Commander	Flight Engineer	Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):	Soyuz TM-29	Soyuz TM-28	Soyuz TM-29
Launch date:	20.02.1999	13.08.1998	20.02.1999
Launchtime:	04:18 UT	09:43 UT	04:18 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):	Soyuz TM-29	Soyuz TM-29	Soyuz TM-29
Landingdate:	28.08.1999	28.08.1999	28.08.1999
Landingtime:	00:35 UT	00:35 UT	00:35 UT
Mission duration:	188d 20h 17m	379d 14h 52m	188d 20h 17m
Orbits:	2988	6007	2988

Backup Crew

No.:	1	2	3
Nation:
Surname:	Sharipov	Kaleri	André-Deshays
Given names:	Flight Engineer	Aleksandr Yuriyevich	Claudie
Job:	Commander	Flight Engineer	Flight Engineer

Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 76 km northeast of Arkalyk.

First mission under Russian lead with three cosmonauts from three different countries. Two crew seats had been sold (to Slovakia and France). This meant that Russian Flight Engineer Avdeyev already aboard MIR would have to accept a double-length assignment. Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the MIR space station on 22.02.1999.

Bella, the first Slovak in space, carried out the Stefanik research program. Afanasiyev and Haigneré became together with Avdeyev the 27th resident crew of MIR.

First EVA by Afanasiyev and Haigneré on 16.04.1999 (6h 19m) to deploy Sputnik-99 and to evaluate tools.

Afanasiyev and Avdeyev performed a second EVA on 23.07.1999 (6h 07m). The attempt, to unfold an antenna, failed.

Third an final EVA by Afanasiyev and Avdeyev on 28.07.1999 (5h 22m). This time the unfolding of the antenna was successful.

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