Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Soyuz TM-17 launched 1993

Soyuz TM-17 crew (L-R): Vasili Tsibliyev, Aleksandr Serebrov, Jean-Pierre Haignere

Mission patch


Soyuz TM-17, launched July 1, 1993, was the seventeenth mission to the space station Mir.  Its crew consisted of Commander Vasili Tsibliyev, Aleksandr Serebrov, and Jean-Pierre Haignere (ESA).  The spacecraft struck the station twice about 2 seconds apart, but fortunately neither the Soyuz capsule nor Mir were seriously damaged.

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