Soyuz TM-23
Soyuz TM-23 launched Yuri Onufrienko and Yury Usachov for Mir EO-21. The spacecraft remained as the expedition lifeboat while Shannon Lucid joined aboard STS-76, then returned the Russian crew with Cassiopee researcher Claudie Andre-Deshays after the TM-24 handover.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mir EO-21SkifSkiph7K-STM No. 72
- Name
- Soyuz TM-23
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz TM-23 launched Yuri Onufrienko and Yury Usachov for Mir EO-21. The spacecraft remained as the expedition lifeboat while Shannon Lucid joined aboard STS-76, then returned the Russian crew with Cassiopee researcher Claudie Andre-Deshays after the TM-24 handover.
- End Date
- 1996-09-02
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed Mir EO-21 transport and safely returned Onufrienko, Usachov, and Andre-Deshays.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1996-02-21
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 05:51:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:54 UTC
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- Search Name
- Soyuz TM-23 Mir EO-21 Skif Skiph 7K-STM No. 72
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