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Mir EO-19

Mir EO-19 carried Anatoli Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin to Mir aboard STS-71 in the first Shuttle-Mir docking and returned them aboard Soyuz TM-21. During the 75-day expedition they performed three EVAs to repair and deploy a Spektr solar array, prepare external equipment, and install the Belgian MirAS spectrometer.

Identity

Aliases
Mir Expedition 19Mir-19STS-71 / Soyuz TM-21
Name
Mir EO-19
Slug
mir-eo-19
Status
completed

Details

Description
Mir EO-19 carried Anatoli Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin to Mir aboard STS-71 in the first Shuttle-Mir docking and returned them aboard Soyuz TM-21. During the 75-day expedition they performed three EVAs to repair and deploy a Spektr solar array, prepare external equipment, and install the Belgian MirAS spectrometer.
End Date
1995-09-11
Landing Site Id
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Launch Site Id
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Outcome
Completed the first Shuttle-delivered Mir resident expedition and returned Solovyev and Budarin safely aboard Soyuz TM-21.
Program
Mir EO-19 / Shuttle-Mir
Space Station Id
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Start Date
1995-06-27
Vehicle Family Ids
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Vehicle Id
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Creation Time
7/14/2026, 5:43:30 AM
Updated Time
7/14/2026, 5:43:30 AM

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Affiliations
  • Organization Id
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    Role
    STS-71 transport operator
  • Organization Id
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    Role
    Mir and Soyuz operator
Crew
  • Astronaut Id
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    Role
    Commander; launched on STS-71, returned on Soyuz TM-21
  • Astronaut Id
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    Role
    Flight Engineer; launched on STS-71, returned on Soyuz TM-21