Resident Crews of the MIR

MIR: Expedition 14
(EO-14)

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Tsibliyev  Serebrov
Given names:  Vasili Vasiliyevich  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz TM-17  Soyuz TM-17
Launch date:  01.07.1993  01.07.1993
Launchtime:  14:32 UT  14:32 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz TM-17  Soyuz TM-17
Landingdate:  14.01.1994  14.01.1994
Landingtime:  08:18 UT  08:18 UT
Mission duration:  196d 17h 45m  196d 17h 45m
Orbits:  3113  3113

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Afanasiyev  Usachyov
Given names:  Viktor Mikhailovich  Yuri Vladimirovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer

Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 130 km south of Karaganda.

Docking on MIR spacestation; scientific work with the 13th resident crew; after returning to Earth of the 13th crew (together with Haigneré), Tsibliyev and Serebrov became the 14th MIR resident crew; experiments in materials science.

Both cosmonauts performed five EVAs on 16.09.1993 (4h 18m), 20.09.1993 (3h 14m), 28.09.1993 (1h 52m), 22.10.1993 (0h 38m) and 29.10.1993 (4h 12m), in which the Rapana truss was installed and several experiment packages were retrieved; during separation of Soyuz-spacecraft light collision with the MIR.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 10.06.1990 Soyuz TM-17 on launch pad
 

© CNES / Christian BARDOU, 1993

Soyuz TM-17 launch EVA Serebrov
Soyuz TM-17 onboard MIR Haigneré onboard MIR

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