Resident Crews of the MIR

MIR: Expedition 28
(EO-28)

Patch MIR-28

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Crew MIR-28

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Zalyotin  Kaleri
Given names:  Sergei Viktorovich  Aleksandr Yuriyevich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz TM-30  Soyuz TM-30
Launch date:  04.04.2000  04.04.2000
Launchtime:  05:01 UT  05:01 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz TM-30  Soyuz TM-30
Landingdate:  16.06.2000  16.06.2000
Landingtime:  00:44 UT  00:44 UT
Mission duration:  72d 19h 43m  72d 19h 43m
Orbits:  1145  1145

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Sharipov  Vinogradov
Given names:  Salizhan Shakirovich  Pavel Vladimirovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer

Crew Soyuz TM-30 (backup)

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Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 44 km southeast of Arkalyk.

Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the MIR space station on 06.04.2000. Zalyotin and Kaleri became the 28th and final resident crew.

EVA by both cosmonauts on 12.05.2000 (4h 52m), fixing a small air leak. During their stint on the station the crew did essential repair and maintenance work.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 07.05.1996 Soyuz TM-30 rollout
Soyuz TM-30 launch Soyuz TM-30 landing
Soyuz TM-30 recovery  

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Last update on May 29, 2010.

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