Soyuz TM-7
(Mir EO-4)
Crew:
Upload:
Aleksandr Volkov [2], Commander
Sergei Krikalyov [1], Flight Engineer
Jean-Loup Chrétien [2], Research Cosmonaut (France)
Download:
Aleksandr Volkov
Sergei Krikalyov
Valeri Polyakov (Soyuz TM-6)
Backup Crew:
Aleksandr Viktorenko
Aleksandr Serebrov
Michel Tognini (France)
Launch:
Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
Date: 26 November 1988
Time: 15:49:34 UTC
Landing:
Date: 27 April 1989
Time: 02:57:58 UTC
Location: 49° 0' N, 69° 0' E
Docking:
Kvant, 28 November 1988 17:16 UTC - 22 December 1988 06:45 UTC
fore unit of Mir, 22 December 1988 06:59 UTC - 26 April 1989 23:28 UTC
Duration: 151 days, 11 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
Call Sign: Donbass (River Don basin)
Mir Mission Designation: EO-4Long duration return and replacement for Mir. Torn insulation blankets during launch necessitated two spacewalks to repair the damage. Gusty winds during landing caused a hard double impact, injuring the leg of one of the crewmen.
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