Mir EO-21
Mir EO-21 was the resident expedition of Yuri Onufrienko and Yury Usachov, joined by NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid after STS-76. The crew completed Mir assembly with Priroda, performed six EVAs involving solar arrays, external instruments, and structures, and supported the continuing Shuttle-Mir research program.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mir Expedition 21Mir-21Soyuz TM-23NASA-2
- Name
- Mir EO-21
- Slug
- mir-eo-21
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Mir EO-21 was the resident expedition of Yuri Onufrienko and Yury Usachov, joined by NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid after STS-76. The crew completed Mir assembly with Priroda, performed six EVAs involving solar arrays, external instruments, and structures, and supported the continuing Shuttle-Mir research program.
- End Date
- 1996-09-02
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed Mir EO-21, six EVAs, Priroda integration, and the Shannon Lucid Shuttle-Mir residency phase.
- Program
- Mir EO-21 / Shuttle-Mir
- Space Station Id
- ms7pew70vq5198mpes6e0xyhex89xvmg
- Start Date
- 1996-02-21
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7s1vysjb2gnedkms2833pv9n8agea2
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacefacts.de/mir/english/mir-21.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:51:54 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:51:54 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Soyuz and Mir operator
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Shuttle-Mir resident partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander; launched and landed on Soyuz TM-23
- Astronaut Id
- td7ba3m5bnzawvq7jwfh6k8db985jvdh
- Role
- Flight Engineer; launched and landed on Soyuz TM-23
- Astronaut Id
- td72qy8kbeqwn0g59ns80hgs4h89wrr9
- Role
- NASA Research Cosmonaut; arrived on STS-76 and remained for EO-22