Mir EO-2

Mir EO-2 (also called Mir Principal Expedition 2) was the second long duration expedition to the Soviet space station Mir, and it lasted from February to December 1987. The mission was divided into two parts (sometimes called (a) and (b)), the division occurring when one of the two crew members, Aleksandr Laveykin, was replaced part way through the mission by Aleksandr Aleksandrov. Laveykin was replaced because ground-based doctors had diagnosed him with minor heart problems.

Mir EO-2
Mission typeMir expedition
Mission duration326 days (Romanenko) (launch to landing)
Expedition
Space stationMir
Began5 February 1987, 21:38:03 (1987-02-05UTC21:38:03Z) UTC
Ended29 December 1987, 09:16:00 (1987-12-29UTC09:17Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TM-2
Alexandrov: Soyuz TM-3
Departed aboardSoyuz TM-3
Laveykin: Soyuz TM-2
Crew
Crew sizeTwo
MembersYuri Romanenko
Aleksandr Laveykin
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
CallsignTamyr
Long-term Mir expeditions
 
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