Soyuz TM-24

Soyuz TM-24 docked with Mir as seen from the Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-79.

Soyuz TM-24
Mission insignia
Mission statistics
Mission name	Soyuz TM-24
Spacecraft mass	7150 kg
Crew size	3
Call sign	Фрега́т (Fregat - Frigate)
Launch date	17 August 1996 13:18:03 UTC Gagarin's Start
Landing	2 March 1997 06:44:16 UTC 128 km E of Dzhezkazgan 47.82°N 69.40°E / 47.82; 69.40
Mission duration	196 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes, 13 seconds
Number of orbits	~3,160
Apogee	287.4 km
Perigee	235.1 km
Orbital period	89.8 minutes
Orbital inclination	51.56°
Related missions
Previous Subsequent Soyuz TM-23 Soyuz TM-25

Soyuz TM-24 was the 27th expedition to Mir. Soyuz TM-24 carried a crew of three. The crew consisted of Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri, and the first French woman in space, Claudie André-Deshays. They joined American astronaut Shannon Lucid and Mir 21 crewmates Yuri Onufriyenko and Yuri Usachev. André-Deshays carried out biological and medical experiments on Mir for 16 days before returning to Earth with Onufriyenko and Usachev.

Crew

Position	Launching crew	Landing crew
Commander	Valery Korzun First spaceflight
Flight Engineer	Aleksandr Kaleri Second spaceflight
Research Cosmonaut	Claudie André-Deshays First spaceflight	Reinhold Ewald First spaceflight