Soyuz TM-24
Appearance
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COSPAR ID | 1996-047A |
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SATCAT no. | 24280![]() |
Crew | |
Members | 3 |
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Crew
Launched:
- Valery Korzun (1) -
Russia
- Alexandr Kaleri (2) -
Russia
- Claudie André-Deshays (1) -
France
Landed:
- Valery Korzun (1) -
Russia
- Alexandr Kaleri (2) -
Russia
- Reinhold Ewald (1) -
Germany
Mission highlights
27th expedition to Mir. Included astronaut from France.
Soyuz TM-24 carried a crew of three to the Mir space station. The crew consisted of Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Alexander 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. Andre-Deshays carried out biological and medical experiments on Mir for 16 days before returning to Earth with Onufriyenko and Usachev.