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Mir EO-25

Mir EO-25 was the resident expedition of Talgat Musabayev and Nikolai Budarin, with NASA astronaut Andrew Thomas continuing his Shuttle-Mir residency. The crew performed five EVAs to repair the damaged Spektr solar array and install the VDU attitude-control unit on the Sofora boom before the TM-28 handover.

Mir EO-25
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Mir Expedition 25Mir-25NASA-7
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Mir EO-25
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Mir EO-25 was the resident expedition of Talgat Musabayev and Nikolai Budarin, with NASA astronaut Andrew Thomas continuing his Shuttle-Mir residency. The crew performed five EVAs to repair the damaged Spektr solar array and install the VDU attitude-control unit on the Sofora boom before the TM-28 handover.
End Date
1998-08-25
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Completed. The crew repaired Spektr external systems, installed the VDU orientation unit, completed the final NASA long-duration Mir residency, and returned safely after the TM-28 handover.
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1998-01-29
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