Mir EO-12

Mir EO-12 (Russian: Мир ЭО-12, also known as Principal Expedition 12) was the twelfth manned expedition to the space station Mir, lasting from July 1992 until February 1993. The crew, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyev and Sergei Avdeyev launched aboard Soyuz TM-15 on 27 July 1992 with French Research Cosmonaut Michel Tognini. After remaining on board Mir for just over six months, Solovyev and Avdeyev returned aboard the same spacecraft on 1 February 1993.

Mir EO-12
Mission typeMir expedition
Mission duration188 days, 21 hours, 39 minutes, 31 seconds
Orbits completed2989
Expedition
Space stationMir
Began27 July 1992 (1992-07-27)
Ended1 February 1993 (1993-03)
Arrived aboardSoyuz TM-15
Departed aboardSoyuz TM-15
Crew
Crew sizeTwo
MembersAnatoly Solovyev
Sergei Avdeyev
CallsignSpring
EVAs4
Long-term Mir expeditions
 

Their mission focused on geophysics, materials science, biotechnology, astronomy and medical experiments. Soyuz TM-15 set a Soyuz spacecraft on orbit endurance record.

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