Mir EO-7

Mir EO-7
Mission type Mir expedition
Mission duration 130 d, 20 h, 35 m (launch to landing)
Orbits completed 2,070
Expedition
Space Station Mir
Began 1 August 1990 (1990-08)
Ended 10 December 1990 (1990-12-11)
Arrived aboard Soyuz TM-10
Departed aboard Soyuz TM-10
Crew
Crew size Two
Members Gennadi Manakov
Gennadi Strekalov
Long-term Mir expeditions
← EO-6 EO-8 →

Mir EO-7 was the seventh long duration expedition to the space station Mir. The two crew members were Gennadi Manakov (Commander) and Gennadi Strekalov (Flight Engineer).

Crew

Mir EO-7 Name Spaceflight LaunchLandingDuration
Commander Soviet Union Gennadi Manakov Second 1 August 1990
Soyuz TM-10		 10 December 1990
Soyuz TM-10		 130 days
Flight Engineer Soviet Union Gennadi Strekalov First

The backup crew for this expedition were Viktor Afanasyev (Commander) and Musa Manarov (Flight Engineer).

Overview

Crew Arrival

The two crew members arrived at Mir via Soyuz TM-10, which launched on 3 August 1990. The Soyuz spacecraft docked on to the Kvant2 Complex.

Mission Highlights

While on board, the crew conducted an extensive programme of geophysical and astrophysical research, experiments on biology and biotechnology and work on space materials science. They also performed extensive maintenance and repair work on the damaged hatch of the Kvant-2-module. This repair was only partially successful.[1]

Expedition Conclusion

The crew left on Soyuz TM-10 on 7 December 1990. The expedition in total lasted 130 days, 20 hours and 35 minutes. The crew completed 2070 orbits of the Earth.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MIR: Expedition 7". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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