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Mir EO-7

Seventh expedition to Mir space station

Field	Value
name	Mir EO-7
mission_type	Mir expedition
mission_duration	130 d, 20 h, 35 m (launch to landing)
orbits_completed	2,070
crew_size	Two
crew_members	Gennadi Manakov
Gennadi Strekalov
space_station	Mir
start_date
end_date
arrival_craft	Soyuz TM-10
departure_craft	Soyuz TM-10
previous_mission	EO-6
next_mission	EO-8
programme	Long-term Mir expeditions

Gennadi Strekalov

Mir EO-7 was the seventh long duration expedition to the space station Mir. The two crew members were Gennadi Manakov (Commander) and Gennadi Strekalov (Flight Engineer).

Crew

Mir EO-7	Name	Launch	Duration
	Commander	Soviet Union Gennadi Manakov	First	1 August 1990
Soyuz TM-10	10 December 1990
Soyuz TM-10	130 days
	Flight Engineer	Soviet Union Gennadi Strekalov	Fourth

The backup crew for this expedition were Viktor Afanasyev (Commander) and Musa Manarov (Flight Engineer).

Overview

Crew Arrival

The two crew members arrived at Mir via Soyuz TM-10, which launched on 3 August 1990. The Soyuz spacecraft docked on to the Kvant2 Complex.

Mission Highlights

While on board, the crew conducted an extensive programme of geophysical and astrophysical research, experiments on biology and biotechnology and work on space materials science. They also performed extensive maintenance and repair work on the damaged hatch of the Kvant-2-module. This repair was only partially successful.

Expedition Conclusion

The crew left on Soyuz TM-10 on 7 December 1990. The expedition in total lasted 130 days, 20 hours and 35 minutes. The crew completed 2070 orbits of the Earth.

References

"MIR: Expedition 7". Spacefacts.de.

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