| Spacewalks by the Mir Main EO-23 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-25 Launch: | February 10, 1997 | Soyuz TM-25 Docking: | February 12, 1997 |
| Soyuz TM-25 Undocking: | August 14, 1997 | Soyuz TM-25 Landing: | August 14, 1997 |
| Spacewalkers: | Vasili Tsibliyev (Mir EO-23 Crew) <> Jerry Linenger (NASA-4) | ||
| Mir EO-23 Crew: | CDR Vasili Tsibliyev <> FE Aleksandr Lazutkin | ||
| Mir EO-23 Spacewalk 1 | Tsibliyev and Linenger performed the first joint American-Russian spacewalk. They tested the new Orlan-M spacesuits, and installed the Optical Properties Monitor and a radiation dosimeter, and retrieved the Particle Impact Experiment and the Mir Sample Return Experiment for the United States. | ||
| April 29, 1997 | |||
| 4 hours 57 minutes | |||
| Hosted the Mir '97 Mission | |||
| Mir '97 Launch: | February 10, 1997 | Mir '97 Docking: | February 12, 1997 |
| Mir '97 Undocking: | March 2, 1997 | Mir '97 Landing: | March 2, 1997 |
| Mir '97 Mission: | Reinhold Ewald (Germany) (Down - Soyuz TM-24) | ||
| Hosted the NASA-4 Researcher | |||
| NASA-4 Launch: | January 12, 1997 | NASA-4 Docking: | January 15, 1997 |
| NASA-4 Undocking: | May 22, 1997 | NASA-4 Landing: | May 24, 1997 |
| NASA-4 Researcher: | Jerry Linenger (USA) (Up - STS-81 / Down - STS-84) | ||
| Hosted the NASA-5 Researcher | |||
| NASA-5 Launch: | May 15, 1997 | NASA-5 Docking: | May 17, 1997 |
| NASA-5 Undocking: | October 3, 1997 | NASA-5 Landing: | October 6, 1997 |
| NASA-5 Researcher: | Michael Foale (USA) (Up - STS-84 / Down STS-86) | ||
| Spacewalks by the Mir Main EO-24 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-26 Launch: | August 5, 1997 | Soyuz TM-26 Docking: | August 7, 1997 |
| Soyuz TM-26 Undocking: | February 19, 1998 | Soyuz TM-26 Landing: | February 19, 1998 |
| Spacewalkers: | Anatoli Soloviyov (Mir EO-24 Crew) <> Pavel Vinogradov (Mir EO-24 Crew) <> Michael Foale (NASA-5) <> David Wolf (NASA-6) |
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| Mir EO-24 Crew: | CDR Anatoli Soloviyov <> FE Pavel Vinogradov | ||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 1 | Soloviyov and Vinogradov connected Spektr's power cables, surveyed the interior of the depressurized module and retrieved equipment and personal belongs from the Spektr module. | ||
| August 22, 1997 | |||
| 3 hours 16 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 2 | Soloviyov and Foale inspected the exterior of the Spektr module in an attempt to find any punctures in Spektr, and relocated some solar arrays. | ||
| September 6, 1997 | |||
| 6 hours 0 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 3 | Soloviyov and Vinogradov installed a new hatch to reconnect new power cables to restore the ability of the Spektr module's solar arrays to track the sun. | ||
| October 20, 1997 | |||
| 6 hours 38 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 4 | Soloviyov and Vinogradov removed an old solar array from the Kvant 1 module for replacement work. | ||
| November 3, 1997 | |||
| 6 hours 4 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 5 | Soloviyov and Vinogradov installed a new solar array on the Kvant 1 module. The new solar array was stored on the Docking Module until its installation. | ||
| November 6, 1997 | |||
| 6 hours 12 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 6 | Soloviyov and Vinogradov recovered equipment from the exterior of Mir and began repairs on the leaky Kvant 2 airlock. Inspections revealed a loose belt that caused a 10 mm gap. | ||
| January 8, 1998 | |||
| 3 hours 6 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-24 Spacewalk 7 | Soloviyov and Wolf conducted an inspection of Mir's exterior to document the space station's condition from long-term exposure to outer space. | ||
| January 14, 1998 | |||
| 3 hours 52 minutes | |||
| Hosted the NASA-5 Researcher | |||
| NASA-5 Launch: | May 15, 1997 | NASA-5 Docking: | May 17, 1997 |
| NASA-5 Undocking: | October 3, 1997 | NASA-5 Landing: | October 6, 1997 |
| NASA-5 Researcher: | Michael Foale (USA) (Up - STS-84 / Down STS-86) | ||
| Hosted the NASA-6 Researcher | |||
| NASA-6 Launch: | September 26, 1997 | NASA-6 Docking: | September 27, 1997 |
| NASA-6 Undocking: | January 29, 1998 | NASA-6 Landing: | January 31, 1998 |
| NASA-6 Researcher: | David Wolf (USA) (Up - STS-86 / Down STS-89) | ||
| Hosted the NASA-7 Researcher | |||
| NASA-7 Launch: | January 23, 1998 | NASA-7 Docking: | January 24, 1998 |
| NASA-7 Undocking: | June 8, 1998 | NASA-7 Landing: | June 12, 1998 |
| NASA-7 Researcher: | Andrew Thomas (USA) (Up - STS-89 / Down STS-91) | ||
| Spacewalks by the Mir Main EO-25 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-27 Launch: | January 29, 1998 | Soyuz TM-27 Docking: | January 31, 1998 |
| Soyuz TM-27 Undocking: | August 25, 1998 | Soyuz TM-27 Landing: | August 25, 1998 |
| Spacewalkers: | Talgat Musabayev (Mir EO-25 Crew) <> Nikolai Budarin (Mir EO-25 Crew) | ||
| Mir EO-25 Crew: | CDR Talgat Musabayev <> FE Nikolai Budarin | ||
| Mir EO-25 Spacewalk 1 | The planned spacewalk was cancelled when the outer hatch of the Kvant 2 airlock could not be opened by Musabayev and Budarin. | ||
| March 3, 1998 | |||
| 1 hour 35 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-25 Spacewalk 2 | Musabayev and Budarin repaired the Kvant 2 hatch from within, and used it for the spacewalk. Repair work was started on the damaged Spektr solar array panel, but the scheduled time ran out. | ||
| April 1, 1998 | |||
| 6 hours 26 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-25 Spacewalk 3 | Musabayev and Budarin finished repairing the damaged Spektr solar panel. | ||
| April 6, 1998 | |||
| 4 hours 23 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-25 Spacewalk 4 | Musabayev and Budarin started a series of three spacewalks to install the new VDU propulsion unit (delivered by Progress M-38) onto the Sofora boom. The old VDU propulsion unit was removed and tossed into space. | ||
| April 11, 1998 | |||
| 6 hours 25 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-25 Spacewalk 5 | Musabayev and Budarin installed the new VDU propulsion unit at the end of the Sofora boom. | ||
| April 17, 1998 | |||
| 6 hours 33 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-25 Spacewalk 6 | Musabayev and Budarin unlatched two truss structures on the Kvant module and the new Sofora VDU propulsion unit from the Progress M-38 spacecraft. | ||
| April 22, 1998 | |||
| 6 hours 21 minutes | |||
| Hosted the Pégase Mission | |||
| Pégase Launch: | January 29, 1998 | Pégase Docking: | January 31, 1998 |
| Pégase Undocking: | February 19, 1998 | Pégase Landing: | February 19, 1998 |
| Pégase Mission: | Léopold Eyharts (France) (Down - Soyuz TM-26) | ||
| Hosted the NASA-7 Researcher | |||
| NASA-7 Launch: | January 23, 1998 | NASA-7 Docking: | January 24, 1998 |
| NASA-7 Undocking: | June 8, 1998 | NASA-7 Landing: | June 12, 1998 |
| NASA-7 Researcher: | Andrew Thomas (USA) (Up - STS-89 / Down STS-91) | ||
| Spacewalks by the Mir Main EO-26 Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-28 Launch: | August 13, 1998 | Soyuz TM-28 Docking: | August 15, 1998 |
| Soyuz TM-28 Undocking: | February 27, 1999 | Soyuz TM-28 Landing: | February 28, 1999 |
| Soyuz TM-29 Undocking: | August 27, 1999 | Soyuz TM-29 Landing: | August 28, 1999 |
| Spacewalkers: | Gennadi Padalka (Mir EO-26 Crew) <> Sergei Avdeyev (Mir EO-26 Crew) | ||
| Mir EO-26 Crew: | CDR Gennadi Padalka <> FE Sergei Avdeyev (Down - Soyuz TM-29) | ||
| Mir EO-26 Spacewalk 1 | Padalka and Avdeyev depressurized the forward compartment and entered the dead Spektr module to reconnect some cables for the solar panel steering mechanism. | ||
| September 15, 1998 | |||
| 30 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-26 Spacewalk 2 | Padalka and Avdeyev exited the Kvant-2 airlock to install a meteoroid detector for the 1998 Leonid meteor showers, and hand-launched the Spoutnik-41 amateur-radio mini-satellite. | ||
| November 17, 1998 | |||
| 5 hours 56 minutes | |||
| Hosted the Visiting Mir EP-04 Crew | |||
| Mir EP-04 Launch: | August 13, 1998 | Mir EP-04 Docking: | August 15, 1998 |
| Mir EP-04 Undocking: | August 25, 1998 | Mir EP-04 Landing: | August 25, 1998 |
| Mir EP-04 Crew: | Yuri Baturin (Down - Soyuz TM-27) | ||
| Spacewalks by the Mir Main EO-27 and Perseus Crews | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-28 Launch: | August 13, 1998 | Soyuz TM-28 Docking: | August 15, 1998 |
| Soyuz TM-29 Launch: | February 20, 1999 | Soyuz TM-29 Docking: | February 22, 1999 |
| Soyuz TM-29 Undocking: | August 27, 1999 | Soyuz TM-29 Landing: | August 28, 1999 |
| Spacewalkers: | Viktor Afanasiyev (Mir EO-27 Crew) <> Sergei Avdeyev (Mir EO-27 Crew) <> Jean-Pierre Haigneré (Perseus) |
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| Mir EO-27 Crew: | CDR Viktor Afanasiyev <> FE Sergei Avdeyev (Up - Soyuz TM-28) <> FE Jean-Pierre Haigneré (France - Perseus) |
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| Mir EO-27 Spacewalk 1 | Haigneré hand-launched the Sputnik 99 amateur radio satellite, delivered to Mir by Progress M-41. Afanasiyev was Haigneré's spacewalking partner. | ||
| April 16, 1999 | |||
| 6 hours 19 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-27 Spacewalk 2 | Afanasiyev and Avdeyev installed a new experimental six-meter antenna, but failed to deploy the antenna. | ||
| July 23, 1999 | |||
| 6 hours 7 minutes | |||
| Mir EO-27 Spacewalk 3 | Afanasiyev and Avdeyev successfully deployed the experimental six-meter antenna, which was jettisoned at the end of the spacewalk. | ||
| July 28, 1999 | |||
| 5 hours 22 minutes | |||
| Hosted the Stefanik Mission | |||
| Stefanik Launch: | February 20, 1999 | Stefanik Docking: | February 22, 1999 |
| Stefanik Undocking: | February 27, 1999 | Stefanik Landing: | February 28, 1999 |
| Stefanik Mission: | Ivan Bella (Slovakia) (Down - Soyuz TM-28) | ||
| Spacewalks by the Mir Main EO-28 Crew | |||
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| Soyuz TM-30 Launch: | April 4, 2000 | Soyuz TM-30 Docking: | April 6, 2000 |
| Soyuz TM-30 Undocking: | June 15, 2000 | Soyuz TM-30 Landing: | June 16, 2000 |
| Spacewalkers: | Sergei Zalyotin <> Aleksandr Kaleri | ||
| Mir EO-28 Crew: | CDR Sergei Zalyotin <> FE Aleksandr Kaleri | ||
| Mir EO-28 Spacewalk 1 | Zalyotin and Kaleri performed Mir's final spacewalk to test a new glue to seal off cracks on the outside surface and to photograph Mir's exterior for an analysis of the effects of the space environment. | ||
| May 12, 2000 | |||
| 4 hours 52 minutes | |||
| Key | |
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| CDR | Commander |
| FE | Flight Engineer |
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