Expedition EO-18

Russia

'EO' is the Russian abbreviation for 'primary expedition'

Crew & mission data:

No.: 1 2 3
Exp.crew:  Dezhurov, Vladimir  Strekalov, Gennadi  Thagard, Norman
Job:  CDR  Flight Engineer  Research cosmonaut
Launch vehicle:  Soyuz TM-21  Soyuz TM-21  Soyuz TM-21
Docking date/time:  16 Mar 1995 - 07:45:25  16 Mar 1995 - 07:45:25  16 Mar 1995 - 07:45:25
Undocking date/time:  07 Jul 1995  07 Jul 1995  07 Jul 1995
Landing vehicle:  STS-71  STS-71  STS-71
Mir-mission duration:  115d 08h 43m?  115d 08h 43m?  115d 08h 43m?
Orbits:  1825?  1825?  1825?

EVA′s:

Date of
beginning		 Time (UT) of
beginning		 Duration Explanation
12 May 1995 04:20:44 6h 14m 32s Dezhurov and G.Strekalov; station "Mir" - 1st PE-18 EVA - Preparation work for new setting of solar cells
17 May 1995 02:38:21 6h 42m Dezhurov and G.Strekalov; station "Mir" - 2nd PE-18 EVA - Changing Kristall solar cell to Kvant1 module
22 May 1995 00:10:20 5h 14m 51s Dezhurov and G.Strekalov; station "Mir" - 3rd PE-18 EVA - Folding of the second Kristall solar cell
28 May 1995 22:22:13 0h 21m Dezhurov and G.Strekalov; station "Mir" - 4th PE-18 EVA
Working in fore (transitional) module; removing of docking adapter cone from hatch -Y to -Z;
01 Jun 1995 22:05:30 0h 22m 50s Dezhurov and G.Strekalov; station "Mir" - 5th PE-18 EVA
Working in fore (transitional) module; removing of docking adapter cone from hatch -Z to -Y;
Total: 18h 55m EVAs: 5

Mission details:



EO-18 on MIR

Gennadi Strekalov (left) and Vladimir Dezhurov are pictured at Mir′s main command post in the base block. Photo Credit: NASA

 Thagard on MIR

NASA astronaut Norm Thagard embarked on the US first long-duration space station on MIR. Photo Credit: NASA

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