Soyuz TM-24
Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Valery Korzun
- Birthday: 03/05/1953
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 08/17/1996
- Last Flight: 06/05/2002
Valery Grigoryevich Korzun (Russian: Валерий Григорьевич Корзун, born 5 March 1953) is a Russian cosm...
Claudie Haigneré
- Birthday: 05/13/1957
- Role: Research Cosmonaut
- Nationality: France
- First Flight: 08/17/1996
- Last Flight: 10/21/2001
Claudie André-Deshays Haigneré (born 13 May 1957) is a French former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales...
Aleksandr Kaleri
- Birthday: 05/13/1956
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 03/17/1992
- Last Flight: 10/07/2010
Aleksandr Yuriyevich "Sasha" Kaleri (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Калери; born Jūrmala, Latvia...
Mission
Soyuz TM-24
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TM-24 was the 27th mission and the 22nd long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program.
The mission began on 17 August 1996, 13:18:03 UTC, launching Commander Valery Korzun, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Kaleri and Research Cosmonaut Claudie André-Deshays into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-79 and STS-81, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-25 with the next expedition crew.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 2, 1997, 06:44:16 UTC.
Location
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1555 rocket launches.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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.
