Soyuz TM-26 was the 32nd mission and the 24rd long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program.
The mission began on August 5, 1997, 15:35:54 UTC, launching Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer Pavel Vinogradov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments in medicine, biotechnology, Earth sciences etc. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-86 and STS-89, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-27 with the next expedition crew.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on February 19, 1998, 09:10:30 UTC.
Soyuz TM-26 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 5 August 1997 15:35 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 24 to Mir. The crew consisted of Anatoly Solovyev…
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Soyuz TM-26 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 5, 1997. 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.