Mir EO-7

Mir EO-7 was the seventh long duration expedition to the space station Mir. The two crew members were Gennadi Manakov (Commander) and Gennadi Strekalov (Flight Engineer).

Mir EO-7

Mission type	Mir expedition
Mission duration	130 d, 20 h, 35 m (launch to landing)
Orbits completed	2,070
Expedition
Space station	Mir
Began	1 August 1990 (1990-08)
Ended	10 December 1990 (1990-12-11)
Arrived aboard	Soyuz TM-10
Departed aboard	Soyuz TM-10
Crew
Crew size	Two
Members	Gennadi Manakov Gennadi Strekalov
Long-term Mir expeditions ← EO-6 EO-8 →

Crew

Mir EO-7	Name	Spaceflight	Launch	Landing	Duration
Commander	Gennadi Manakov	Second	1 August 1990 Soyuz TM-10	10 December 1990 Soyuz TM-10	130 days
Flight Engineer	Gennadi Strekalov	First

The backup crew for this expedition were Viktor Afanasyev (Commander) and Musa Manarov (Flight Engineer).

Overview

Crew Arrival

The two crew members arrived at Mir via Soyuz TM-10, which launched on 3 August 1990. The Soyuz spacecraft docked on to the Kvant2 Complex.

Mission Highlights

While on board, the crew conducted an extensive programme of geophysical and astrophysical research, experiments on biology and biotechnology and work on space materials science. They also performed extensive maintenance and repair work on the damaged hatch of the Kvant-2-module. This repair was only partially successful.^[1]

Expedition Conclusion

The crew left on Soyuz TM-10 on 7 December 1990. The expedition in total lasted 130 days, 20 hours and 35 minutes. The crew completed 2070 orbits of the Earth.

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 1990 in spaceflight