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Missions to Mir in 1986:
*Deorbit date for Progress vehicles and Mir modules The 1st expedition to Mir The first piece of the Mir space station, known as the core module, blasted off from Baikonur on February 20, after a four-day delay caused by problems with a telemetry transmission device. The first crew followed the station onboard the Soyuz spacecraft three weeks later. During their expedition, the Mir crew "shuttled" their Soyuz T-15 spacecraft to the Salyut-7 space station and then returned back to Mir. The Soyuz T-15 undocked from Mir on May 5, 1986 and a day and some orbital maneuvering later docked to the Salyut-7/Cosmos-1686 station. During the crew's absence, the unmanned Soyuz TM spacecraft docked with Mir for a two-day test. After 50 days onboard Salyut-7, the crew undocked the Soyuz T-15 from the station on June 25, 1986 and one day later redocked to the Mir. (160) During this unique operation, around 360 kilograms of equipment was shipped from the retiring Salyut-7 station to the brand-new Mir. (52) Next page: Mir operations in 1987 |
The Proton rocket lifts the core module of the Mir space station into orbit. Credit: RKK Energia
The core module of the Mir space station in orbit. Credit: RKK Energia
The landing of the Soyuz T-15 spacecraft on July 16, 1986. Credit: Sovetskiy Soyuz magazine
The crew of the Soyuz T-15 spacecraft, flight engineer Vladimir Soloviev (left) and commander Leonid Kizim speak to reporters immediately after landing. Credit: Sovetskiy Soyuz magazine |
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