MIR: Expedition 18
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alternate crew photo |
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| Surname: | Dezhurov | Strekalov | Thagard |
| Given names: | Vladimir Nikolayevich | Gennadi Mikhailovich | Norman Earl |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer | Research Cosmonaut |
| Spacecraft (Launch): | Soyuz TM-21 | Soyuz TM-21 | Soyuz TM-21 |
| Launch date: | 14.03.1995 | 14.03.1995 | 14.03.1995 |
| Launchtime: | 06:11 UT | 06:11 UT | 06:11 UT |
| Spacecraft (Landing): | STS-71 | STS-71 | STS-71 |
| Landingdate: | 07.07.1995 | 07.07.1995 | 07.07.1995 |
| Landingtime: | 14:54 UT | 14:54 UT | 14:54 UT |
| Mission duration: | 115d 08h 43m | 115d 08h 43m | 115d 08h 43m |
| Orbits: | 1825 | 1825 | 1825 |
| No.: | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Surname: | Soloviyov | Budarin | Dunbar |
| Given names: | Anatoli Yakovlevich | Nikolai Mikhailovich | Bonnie Jeanne |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer | Research Cosmonaut |
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Launch from Baikonur; crew returned to Earth
with Space Shuttle STS-71. Docking on MIR spacestation; resident crew exchanged; the three cosmonauts became the 18th resident crew; Thagard became the first U.S. astronaut onboard the MIR spacestation; later docking of Spektr-module; Dezhurov and Strekalov performed five EVAs on 12.05.1995 (6h 14m), 17.05.1995 (6h 41m), 22.05.1995 (5h 14m), 28.05.1995 (0h 21m) and 01.06.1995 (0h 22m) to rebuild the space station (installation of solar array and repositioning docking adapter); technical problems; they also performed life science experiments. |
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