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Soyuz TM-24

Coordinates: 47°49′N 69°24′E / 47.817°N 69.400°E / 47.817; 69.400
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Soyuz TM-24
COSPAR ID1996-047A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.24280Edit this on Wikidata
Crew
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Crew

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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.

47°49′N 69°24′E / 47.817°N 69.400°E / 47.817; 69.400