Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-24
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Aug. 17, 1996, 1:18 p.m. - Aug. 17, 1996, 1:18 p.m.
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Aug. 17, 1996, 1:18 p.m. - Aug. 17, 1996, 1:18 p.m.
Soyuz TM-24 was the 27th mission and the 22nd long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on 17 August 1996, 13:18:03 UTC, launching Commander Valery Korzun, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Kaleri and Research Cosmonaut Claudie André-Deshays into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-79 and STS-81, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-25 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 2, 1997, 06:44:16 UTC.
Soyuz TM-24 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 17 August 1996 13:18 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 22 and a French astronaut to Mir. The Expedition 22 crew consisted of Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri. The ESA astronaut was Claudie André-Deshays.
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Birth: March 5, 1953
Age: 73
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Birth: May 13, 1957
Age: 69
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Birth: May 13, 1956
Age: 70
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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