- Soyuz TM-19
Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Soyuz TM-19
insignia = soyuztm19.jpg
sign = Ага́т (Agat -Agate )
crew_members = 2/3
launch =July 1 ,1994
12:24:50 UTCGagarin's Start
landing =November 4 ,1994
11:18:26 UTC
88 km NE ofArkalyk
duration = 125 days, 22 h, 53 min, 36 s
orbits = 1993 |Crew
Launched:
*1Yuri Malenchenko (1) - Commander
*2Talgat Musabayev (1) - Flight Engineer -Kazakhstan Landed:
*1Yuri Malenchenko (1) - Commander
*2Talgat Musabayev (1) - Flight Engineer
*3Ulf Merbold (3) -Germany Mission parameters
*Mass: 7150 kg
*Perigee: 202 km
*Apogee: 222 km
*Inclination: 51.6°
*Period: 88.5 minMission highlights
Commander Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Musabayev, spaceflightrookies, were to have been launched with veteran cosmonaut GennadiStrekalov, who would have returned to Earth with Viktor Afanaseyev and YuriUsachyov in Soyuz-TM 18 after a few days on Mir. However, cancellation ofone of two Progress-M cargo ships scheduled to resupply
Mir during the Agatcrew’s stay meant Strekalov’s couch had to carry supplies. The result was anunusual all-rookie flight. Docking occurred without incident on July 3. OnNovember 3, Musabayev, Malenchenko, and Merbold undocked in Soyuz-TM19 and backed 190 m from Mir. They then activated the Kurs automaticapproach system, which successfully redocked the spacecraft. The cosmonautsthen transferred back to Mir. The test was related to the difficulties Soyuz-TM20 and Progress-M 24 experienced during their automatic approaches. Finalundocking and reentry the following day occurred without incident.Mission accomplishments
*Docked with
Mir
*Exchange part of crew
*Conducted medical experiments
*Conducted materials experiments
*Both cosmonauts perform EVA 09.09.1994 (5h 6m) to repair station's external insulation
*Both cosmonauts repeat EVA on 14.09.1994 (6h 1m) for same purpose
*First successful manual docking of a Progress supply shipNotes
Both cosmonauts and Doctor
Valeri Polyakov (arrived onSoyuz TM-18 ) became the 16th resident crew; many technical problems with the station arose during this mission, necessitating a previously untried manual supply dock by Malenchenko.
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