COSPAR ID 1992-014A Spacecraft type Soyuz-TM Period 1.5 hours Launch date 17 March 1992 Rocket Soyuz-U2 | Orbits completed ~2,280 Manufacturer NPO Energia Dates 17 Mar 1992 – 10 Aug 1992 Landing date 10 August 1992 | |
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Mission duration 145 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes, 32 seconds Launch mass 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) Operator Roscosmos State Corporation Members Aleksandr Viktorenko, Aleksandr Kaleri | ||
Soyuz TM-14 was the 14th expedition to the Mir space station. It included an astronaut from Germany, and was the first Russian Soyuz mission after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Mission highlights
Klaus Dietrich Flade became the second German to visit a space station when he reached Mir with the Vityaz crew. The first was Sigmund Jähn of East Germany, who visited Salyut 6 in 1978. Flade conducted 14 German experiments as part of Germany’s preparation for participation in the Freedom and Columbus space station projects.
Suffered a landing system malfunction, causing its descent module to turn over. It came to rest upside down, trapping its occupants inside until it could be righted.
References
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