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Jan. 29, 1998, 4:33 p.m. - Jan. 29, 1998, 4:33 p.m.
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Jan. 29, 1998, 4:33 p.m. - Jan. 29, 1998, 4:33 p.m.
Soyuz TM-27 was the 35th mission and the 25th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on January 29, 1998, 16:33:42 UTC, launching Commander Talgat Musabayev, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and Research Cosmonaut Léopold Eyharts into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments in medicine, biotechnology, Earth sciences etc. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-91, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-28 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on August 25, 1998, 05:24:44 UTC.
Soyuz TM-27 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 29 January 1998 16:33 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 25 and one astronaut to Mir. The Expedition 25 crew consisted of Talgat Musabayev and Nikolai Budarin. The astronaut was Léopold Eyharts from the European Space Agency.
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Birth: Jan. 7, 1951
Age: 75
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Birth: April 28, 1957
Age: 69
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Birth: April 29, 1963
Age: 63
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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