Soyuz TM-7

Soyuz TM-7 was the seventh expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir. Launched: Landed: (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. The original launch date of November 21 was moved back to permit French president François Mitterrand to attend the launch. It arrived at the Mir station carrying a three-man crew, including French cosmonaut Chrétien on his second flight into space. Titov, Manarov, and Chrétie... more

Soyuz TM-7 was the seventh expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir. Launched: Landed: (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. The original launch date of November 21 was moved back to permit French president François Mitterrand to attend the launch. It arrived at the Mir station carrying a three-man crew, including French cosmonaut Chrétien on his second flight into space. Titov, Manarov, and Chrétien returned to Earth in Soyuz TM-6. Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev, and Valeri Polyakov remained aboard Mir. On 1989 April 28, they left Mir in mothballs and returned to Earth in Soyuz-TM 7. The Soyuz-TM land landing system is effective at reducing velocity in the vertical direction. However, according to cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, winds at the landing site often impart considerable horizontal velocity. As a result, about 80 percent of all Soyuz descent modules come to rest on their sides. During the rough landing, Krikalev suffered a minor... less