Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-25
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Feb. 10, 1997, 2:09 p.m. - Feb. 10, 1997, 2:09 p.m.
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Feb. 10, 1997, 2:09 p.m. - Feb. 10, 1997, 2:09 p.m.
Soyuz TM-25 was the 30th mission and the 23rd long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on February 10, 1997, 14:09:30 UTC, launching Commander Vasili Tsibliyev, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Lazutkin and Research Cosmonaut Reinhold Ewald into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed an EVA and various scientific experiments in medicine, biotechnology, Earth sciences etc. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-84, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-26 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on August 14, 1997, 12:17:10 UTC.
Soyuz TM-25 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 10 February 1997 14:09 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 23 and a German astronaut to Mir. The Expedition 23 crew consisted of Vasili Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin. The ESA astronaut was Reinhold Ewald.
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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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