Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-10

Mission Details

Soyuz TM-10 was the tenth mission and the seventh long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on August 1, 1990, 09:32:21 UTC, launching Commander Gennadi Manakov and Flight Engineer Gennadi Strekalov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed an EVA, various station repair and maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. They were visited by a Progress M-5 resupply spacecraft and Soyuz TM-11 expedition. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on December 10, 1990, 06:08:12 UTC.

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Programs

Soyuz, Mir

Launch Site

Pad

1/5

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Country

🇰🇿 KAZ