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Soyuz TM-32

Soyuz TM-32 was the 7K-STM no. 206 spacecraft launched with the first ISS taxi crew: Talgat Musabayev, Yuri Baturin, and Dennis Tito. The launch crew returned aboard TM-31, while TM-32 remained as the replacement station lifeboat, was relocated from Zarya to Pirs, and returned the TM-33 Andromède crew on October 31, 2001.

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ISS 2S7K-STM No. 206Kristall2001-017A
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Soyuz TM-32
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Soyuz TM-32 was the 7K-STM no. 206 spacecraft launched with the first ISS taxi crew: Talgat Musabayev, Yuri Baturin, and Dennis Tito. The launch crew returned aboard TM-31, while TM-32 remained as the replacement station lifeboat, was relocated from Zarya to Pirs, and returned the TM-33 Andromède crew on October 31, 2001.
End Date
2001-10-31
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Outcome
Successful. Soyuz TM-32 delivered the first ISS taxi crew and a fresh emergency-return spacecraft, enabling Dennis Tito's privately funded station visit. After nearly six months docked to the ISS, it safely returned Viktor Afanasyev, Konstantin Kozeyev, and Claudie Haigneré from the Andromède mission to Kazakhstan.
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2001-04-28
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July 8, 2026 at 16:41:06 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 08:53:49 UTC

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Soyuz TM-32 ISS 2S 7K-STM No. 206 Kristall 2001-017A
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