Mir EO-28
Mir EO-28 was the final resident crewed expedition to the Mir space station. Sergei Zalyotin and Aleksandr Kaleri launched from Baikonur aboard Soyuz TM-30 on April 4, 2000, docked with Mir on April 6, and returned to Earth on June 16. The privately backed MirCorp effort sent the crew to reactivate, inspect, and maintain the uncrewed station, including life-support checks, air-seal work, Progress cargo operations, and an EVA on May 12, 2000, to inspect exterior systems and address station hardware.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mir Expedition 28Mir-28MirCorp Mission 1
- Name
- Mir EO-28
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Mir EO-28 was the final resident crewed expedition to the Mir space station. Sergei Zalyotin and Aleksandr Kaleri launched from Baikonur aboard Soyuz TM-30 on April 4, 2000, docked with Mir on April 6, and returned to Earth on June 16. The privately backed MirCorp effort sent the crew to reactivate, inspect, and maintain the uncrewed station, including life-support checks, air-seal work, Progress cargo operations, and an EVA on May 12, 2000, to inspect exterior systems and address station hardware.
- End Date
- 2000-06-16
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Zalyotin and Kaleri reactivated and inspected Mir, performed one EVA, and returned safely on Soyuz TM-30 before Mir's deorbit in 2001.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2000-04-04
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacefacts.de/mir/english/mir-28.htm
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-30
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 07:20:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:43 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Search Name
- Mir EO-28 Mir Expedition 28 Mir-28 MirCorp Mission 1
- Space Stations
- Vehicles