Mir EO-12
Mir EO-12 was the twelfth resident expedition to the Mir space station. Anatoly Solovyev and Sergei Avdeyev launched with French research cosmonaut Michel Tognini on Soyuz TM-15 on July 27, 1992, docked with Mir on July 29, and took over resident operations after the Soyuz TM-14 crew departed. The expedition supported geophysics, materials-science, biotechnology, astronomy, and medical research while also hosting the French Antares visiting program. Solovyev and Avdeyev performed four EVAs during the mission, most notably the work to install and connect the VDU thruster package on the Sofora structure and to prepare Mir's docking systems for later traffic.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mir Expedition 12Mir-12Soyuz TM-15Antares mission
- Name
- Mir EO-12
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Mir EO-12 was the twelfth resident expedition to the Mir space station. Anatoly Solovyev and Sergei Avdeyev launched with French research cosmonaut Michel Tognini on Soyuz TM-15 on July 27, 1992, docked with Mir on July 29, and took over resident operations after the Soyuz TM-14 crew departed. The expedition supported geophysics, materials-science, biotechnology, astronomy, and medical research while also hosting the French Antares visiting program. Solovyev and Avdeyev performed four EVAs during the mission, most notably the work to install and connect the VDU thruster package on the Sofora structure and to prepare Mir's docking systems for later traffic.
- End Date
- 1993-02-01
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Solovyev and Avdeyev operated Mir through a 188-day resident expedition, completed major external VDU installation work, and returned safely aboard Soyuz TM-15.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1992-07-27
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacefacts.de/mir/english/mir-12.htm
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_EO-12
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 07:48:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:43 UTC
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- Search Name
- Mir EO-12 Mir Expedition 12 Mir-12 Soyuz TM-15 Antares mission
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