Soyuz TM-25
Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Vasily Tsibliyev
- Birthday: 02/20/1954
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 07/01/1993
- Last Flight: 02/10/1997
Vasily Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev (Russian: Василий Василиевич Циблиев); born on February 20, 1954) is a ...
Aleksandr Lazutkin
- Birthday: 10/30/1957
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 02/10/1997
- Last Flight: 02/10/1997
Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Лазуткин; born October 30, 1957) is a Russ...
Reinhold Ewald
- Birthday: 12/18/1956
- Role: Research Cosmonaut
- Nationality: Germany
- First Flight: 02/10/1997
- Last Flight: 02/10/1997
Dr. Reinhold Ewald (born December 18, 1956) is a German physicist and ESA astronaut.
In 1990, he was selecte...
Mission
Soyuz TM-25
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
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.
Location
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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.
