Soyuz TM-25, launched February 10, 1997, was the 30th expedition to the space station Mir. Its crew consisted of Commander Vasili Tsibilyev, Aleksandr Lazutkin, and Reinhold Ewald (ESA).
Ewald stayed aboard about 19 days and returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-24. Tsibilyev and Lazutkin landed in August.
Reinhold Ewald, born December 18, 1956 in Germany, went into space aboard Soyuz TM-25 in February 1997 to the space station Mir. He returned on Soyuz TM-24 about 3 weeks later. It is his only trip into space.
Aleksandr Lazutkin, born October 30, 1957 in Moscow, Russia, made one trip into space. His only mission was aboard Soyuz TM-25, which launched in February 1997. He served as flight engineer with Commander Vasily Tsibliyev and German astronaut Reinhold Ewald (ESA).
He was on board with Tsibliyev when an unmanned supply ship collided with Mir, one of the worst space disasters. It ripped off solar panels and took Mir out of alignment with the sun, causing it to lose power and decompress.
Lazutkin and Michael Foale sealed hatches, saving the rest of the station. Lazutkin sucessfully cut some of the wires connecting Mir and the Spektr module with a dinner knife.
Their quick actions helped save the space station.
Note the mild reaction of the Russians when the crew returned to Earth. The crowd goes mild.
Vasily Tsibliyev, born February 20, 1954, is a veteran of two Soyuz missions and served as commander of Mir. Selected as a cosmonaut in March 1987, Vasily first went into space on Soyuz TM-17, July 1993 - January 1994 as commander. It was the 17th mission to Mir.
His second and final flight was on Soyuz TM-25, from February - August 1997. During his command, a Progress spacecraft, an unmanned craft which ferries supplies to Mir, hit the space station, damaging Mir.
But the crew managed to save Mir. Watch the video below: I haven't found the continuation of it though.
