Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-24
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.
Soyuz TM-24 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 17 August 1996 13:18 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 22 and a French astronaut to Mir. The Expedition…
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Mission Profile
Soyuz TM-24 was a Soyuz U mission operated by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) that lifted off from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 17, 1996. The flight carried its payload on a human exploration mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Soyuz program. The launch was a success.