Soyuz TM-30
Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Sergei Zalyotin
- Birthday: 04/21/1962
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 04/04/2000
- Last Flight: 10/30/2002
Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions.
Zalyotin was born in...
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-30
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TM-30 was the 39th mission and the 28th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was the final human spaceflight to Mir.
The mission began on April 4, 2000, 05:01:29 UTC, launching Commander Sergei Zalyotin and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Kaleri into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed an EVA and various maintenance and repair tasks. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts. The mission was privately funded by MirCorp company, which planned to refurbish and privatize the aging Mir space station, however insufficient funding and investment made these plans impossible to come true.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on June 16, 2000, 00:44 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.
