Soyuz TM-24 facts for kids
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| Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
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| Mission duration | 196 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes, 13 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~3,160 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Valery Korzun Aleksandr Kaleri |
| Launching | Claudie André-Deshays |
| Landing | Reinhold Ewald |
| Callsign | Фрега́т (Fregat - Frigate) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 August 1996, 13:18:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 2 March 1997, 06:44:16 UTC |
| Landing site | 47°49′N 69°24′E / 47.82°N 69.40°E |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 235.1 kilometres (146.1 mi) |
| Apogee | 287.4 kilometres (178.6 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.56 degrees |
| Docking with Mir | |
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Soyuz TM-24 was a special space mission, the 27th trip to the Mir space station. It carried a crew of three astronauts and cosmonauts. The main crew included Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri. They were joined by Claudie André-Deshays, who was the first French woman to go to space.
When they arrived at Mir, they met American astronaut Shannon Lucid. They also joined the Mir 21 crew, Yuri Onufriyenko and Yuri Usachev. Claudie André-Deshays stayed on Mir for 16 days. During this time, she did many science experiments. Her mission was called Cassiopée. After her experiments, she returned to Earth with Onufriyenko and Usachev.
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Meet the Soyuz TM-24 Crew
The Soyuz TM-24 mission had a team of skilled space travelers. Here are the main crew members who launched into space:
Commander Valery Korzun
- Valery Korzun was the commander of the Soyuz TM-24 mission.
- This was his very first trip into space.
Flight Engineer Aleksandr Kaleri
- Aleksandr Kaleri was the flight engineer for the mission.
- This was his second time flying to space.
Research Cosmonaut Claudie André-Deshays
- Claudie André-Deshays was a research cosmonaut from France.
- She was the first French woman to travel to space.
- She performed important biological and medical experiments.
- Her mission was known as Cassiopée.
Landing Crew Member Reinhold Ewald
- Reinhold Ewald, from Germany, was part of the crew that landed.
- He joined the mission for the return journey to Earth.
- This was his only spaceflight.
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