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| Mission Name: | Soyuz TM-14 |
| Call Sign: | Vityaz' (Knight) |
| Number of Crew Members: | 3 |
| Launch: | March 17, 1992 10:54:30 UTC Baikonur LC1 |
| Landing: | August 10, 1992 01:05:02 UTC 136 km SE of Dzhezkazgan |
| Duration: | 145 days 14 hours 10 minutes 32 seconds |
| Number of Orbits: | ~2,280 |
Launched:
Landed:
14th expedition to Mir. Included astronaut from Germany.
Klaus Dietrich Flade became the second German to visit a space station when he reached Mir with the Vityaz crew. The first was Sigmund Jahn of East Germany, who visited Salyut 6 in 1978. Flade conducted 14 German experiments as part of Germany?s preparation for participation in the Freedom and Columbus space station projects.
Suffered a landing system malfunction, causing its descent module to turn over. It came to rest upside down, trapping its occupants inside until it could be righted.
| Previous Mission: Soyuz TM-13 |
Soyuz programme | Next Mission: Soyuz TM-15 |
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