Mir EO-21
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Mir EO-21 was a long-duration mission aboard the Russia
n Space station
Mir
, which occurred between February and September 1996. The crew consisted of two Russian cosmonauts, Commander Yuri Onufrienko
and Yury Usachov, as well as American
astronaut Shannon Lucid
. Lucid arrived at the station about a month into the expedition, and left about a week following its conclusion; NASA refers to her mission as NASA-2. She was the second American to have a long-duration stay aboard Mir, the first being Norman Thagard
, as a crew member of Mir EO-18; he stayed on the station for 111 days.
Some sources refer to her mission as Mir NASA-1, claiming that she was the first American to have a long-duration stay aboard Mir.
spacecraft docked with Mir's front port. It brought to the station two of the next long-duration crew, Valery Korzun
and Aleksandr Kaleri. The following expedition, Mir EO-22, would be commanded by Korzun. Also aboard Soyuz TM-24 was French
astronaut Claudie Haigneré
(then called Claudie Andre-Deshays), who's mission is known as Mir Cassiopee.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Space station
Space station
A space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew which is designed to remain in space for an extended period of time, and to which other spacecraft can dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by its lack of major propulsion or landing...
Mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
, which occurred between February and September 1996. The crew consisted of two Russian cosmonauts, Commander Yuri Onufrienko
Yuri Onufrienko
Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001-2002.- Personal :...
and Yury Usachov, as well as American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
astronaut Shannon Lucid
Shannon Lucid
Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and a NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman...
. Lucid arrived at the station about a month into the expedition, and left about a week following its conclusion; NASA refers to her mission as NASA-2. She was the second American to have a long-duration stay aboard Mir, the first being Norman Thagard
Norman Thagard
Norman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former NASA astronaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut...
, as a crew member of Mir EO-18; he stayed on the station for 111 days.
Some sources refer to her mission as Mir NASA-1, claiming that she was the first American to have a long-duration stay aboard Mir.
Crew
| Mir EO-21 | Name | Spaceflight | Launch | Landing | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Yuri OnufrienkoYuri Onufrienko Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001-2002.- Personal :... |
First | 21 February 1996 Soyuz TM-23 Soyuz TM-23 -Crew:-Mission highlights:25th expedition to Mir.... |
2 September 1996 Soyuz TM-23 |
193 days | |
| Flight Engineer | Yury Usachov |
Second | ||||
| Flight Engineer |  Shannon LucidShannon Lucid Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and a NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman... |
Fifth | 22 March 1996 STS-76 STS-76 STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B... |
26 September 1996 STS-79 STS-79 STS-79 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. It was the first shuttle mission to dock with Mir once it was fully assembled.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Spacehab-Double Module **Orbiter Docking System... |
188 days | Aboard the station for some of Mir EO-22 |
Crew handover and Mir Cassiopee
On 19 August 1996, the Soyuz TM-24Soyuz TM-24
-Crew:-Mission highlights:27th expedition to Mir. Included astronaut from France.Soyuz TM-24 carried a crew of three to the Mir space station. The crew consisted of Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri, and the first French woman in space, Claudie André-Deshays. They joined American...
spacecraft docked with Mir's front port. It brought to the station two of the next long-duration crew, Valery Korzun
Valery Korzun
Valery Grigoryevich Korzun is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He has been in space twice totalling 381 days. He has also conducted four career spacewalks.- Personal :...
and Aleksandr Kaleri. The following expedition, Mir EO-22, would be commanded by Korzun. Also aboard Soyuz TM-24 was French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
astronaut Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré is a French doctor, politician, and former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales and the European Space Agency ....
(then called Claudie Andre-Deshays), who's mission is known as Mir Cassiopee.