Soyuz TM-26
Launch Date
August 6, 1997
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Soyuz TM-26
Launch Date
August 6, 1997
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
This mission took the EO-23 crew to Space Station Mir, two cosmonauts specially trained to repair the Spektr module which was severely damaged after a Progress cargo craft collided with it. The crew was able to bring most of the module back online.
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.
