Mir missions in 1999 (original) (raw)
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Mir operations in 1999
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Viktor Afanasiev and Jean-Pierre Haignere conduct spacewalk outside Mir on April 16, 1999.
Summary of Mir missions in 1999:
| Launch | Landing* | Spacecraft | Crew** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20 | Aug. 28 | Soyuz TM-29 | Viktor Afanasiev, Jean-Pierre Haignere, Ivan Bella (Slovakia) (ret. Soyuz TM-28) |
| April 2 | July 17 | Progress M-41 | unmanned |
| July 16 | 2000 Feb. 2 | Progress M-42 | unmanned |
*Deorbit date for Progress vehicles and Mir modules
**Members of long-term (EO) expeditions are shown in bold
In August 1999, RKK Energia had to suspend crew operations aboard Mir for the first time in a decade, due to lack of government funding. At the time, the company's efforts to raise private funds to continue the mission have failed.
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Soyuz TM-29 lifts off on Feb. 20, 1999. Credit: ESA