Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-28
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Aug. 13, 1998, 9:43 a.m.
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Aug. 13, 1998, 9:43 a.m. - Aug. 13, 1998, 9:43 a.m.
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Aug. 13, 1998, 9:43 a.m. - Aug. 13, 1998, 9:43 a.m.
Soyuz TM-28 was the 37th mission and the 26th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on August 13, 1998, 09:43:11 UTC, launching Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev and Research Cosmonaut Yuri Baturin 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, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-29 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on February 28, 1999, 02:14:30 UTC.
Soyuz TM-28 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 13 August 1998 09:43 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 26 and one cosmonaut to to Mir. The Expedition 26 crew consisted of Gennady Padalka and Sergei Avdeyev. Yuri Baturin spent 11 days on the station.
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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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