Resident Crews of the MIR

MIR: Expedition 26
(EO-26)

Patch MIR-26

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Crew MIR-26

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Padalka  Avdeyev
Given names:  Gennadi Ivanovich  Sergei Vasiliyevich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz TM-28  Soyuz TM-28
Launch date:  13.08.1998  13.08.1998
Launchtime:  09:43 UT  09:43 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz TM-28  Soyuz TM-29
Landingdate:  28.02.1999  28.08.1999
Landingtime:  02:14 UT  00:41 UT
Mission duration:  198d 16h 31m  379d 14h 52m
Orbits:  3144  6007

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation
Surname:  Zalyotin  Kaleri
Given names:  Sergei Viktorovich  Aleksandr Yuriyevich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer

Crew MIR-26 (backup)

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Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing of Padalka and Bella (launched with Soyuz TM-29) 59 km of Arkalyk.

Docking on MIR space station; Padalka and Avdeyev became 26th resident crew of MIR; Padalka and Avdeyev performed an EVA on 15.09.1998 (30m) into the module Spektr (new cabels connected for solar structures).

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 07.05.1996 Soyuz TM-28 rollout
Soyuz TM-28 launch  

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