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Soyuz TM-21, the Glossary

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  1. 47 relations: Aleksandr Viktorenko, Anatoly Solovyev, Arkalyk, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Charles J. Precourt, Circulatory system, Coordinated Universal Time, Energia (corporation), Gennady Strekalov, Geocentric orbit, Hygiene, Kayser-Threde, Kazakhstan, Kennedy Space Center, Lake Baikal, Low Earth orbit, Mars, Mir, NASA, Nikolai Budarin, Norman Thagard, Progress M-26, Progress M-28, Radiation, RKA Mission Control Center, Robert L. Gibson, Roscosmos, Sanitation, Shuttle–Mir program, Skylab 4, Soyuz (spacecraft), Soyuz programme, Soyuz TM-20, Soyuz TM-22, Soyuz-TM, Soyuz-U2, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-67, STS-71, Tropical cyclone, Valeri Polyakov, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Vladimir Dezhurov, Yelena Kondakova, Yuri Koptev.

  2. Spacecraft launched in 1995

Aleksandr Viktorenko

Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (29 March 1947 – 10 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut.

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Anatoly Solovyev

Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (Анатолий Яковлевич Соловьёв; alternate spelling "Solovyov") is a retired Russian and Soviet cosmonaut and pilot.

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Arkalyk

Arkalyk or Arqalyq (Арқалық,,; Аркалык) is a city in Kostanay Region, northern Kazakhstan.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

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Bonnie J. Dunbar

Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar (born March 3, 1949) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut.

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Charles J. Precourt

Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut.

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Circulatory system

The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Energia (corporation)

PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya "Energiya" im.), also known as RSC Energia (РКК «Энергия», RKK "Energiya"), is a Russian manufacturer of spacecraft and space station components.

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Gennady Strekalov

Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov (Генна́дий Миха́йлович Стрека́лов; 26 October 1940 – 25 December 2004) was an engineer, cosmonaut, and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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Hygiene

Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.

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Kayser-Threde

Kayser-Threde GmbH based in Munich, Germany is a systems house specializing in applications in crewed and uncrewed space missions, optics, telematics, crash test data acquisition, and process control for the rail sector.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe.

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Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers.

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Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal (Ozero Baykal; Baigal dalai) is a large rift lake in Russia.

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Low Earth orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

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Mir

Mir (Мир) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Nikolai Budarin

Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin (Николай Михайлович Бударин) (born April 29, 1953 in Kirya, Chuvashia) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station.

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Norman Thagard

Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3, 1943; Capt, USMC, Ret.), is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut.

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Progress M-26

Progress M-26 was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in February 1995 to resupply the Mir space station. Soyuz TM-21 and Progress M-26 are spacecraft launched in 1995.

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Progress M-28

Progress M-28 was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1995 to resupply the Mir space station. Soyuz TM-21 and Progress M-28 are spacecraft launched in 1995.

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Radiation

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium.

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RKA Mission Control Center

The RKA Mission Control CenterRKA (РКА): Russian space agency (Российское космическое агентство, Rossiyskoye kosmicheskoye agentstvo).

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Robert L. Gibson

Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer.

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Roscosmos

The State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos" (Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (Роскосмос), is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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Shuttle–Mir program

The Shuttle–Mir program was a collaborative 11-mission space program between Russia and the United States that involved American Space Shuttles visiting the Russian space station Mir, Russian cosmonauts flying on the Shuttle, and an American astronaut flying aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to engage in long-duration expeditions aboard Mir.

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Skylab 4

Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station.

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Soyuz (spacecraft)

Soyuz is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights.

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Soyuz programme

The Soyuz programme (Союз, meaning "Union") is a human spaceflight programme initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s.

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Soyuz TM-20

Soyuz TM-20 was the twentieth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir. Soyuz TM-21 and Soyuz TM-20 are crewed Soyuz missions.

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Soyuz TM-22

Soyuz TM-22 was a Soyuz spaceflight to the Soviet space station Mir. Soyuz TM-21 and Soyuz TM-22 are crewed Soyuz missions and spacecraft launched in 1995.

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Soyuz-TM

The Soyuz-TM were fourth generation (1986–2002) Soyuz spacecraft used for ferry flights to the Mir and ISS space stations.

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Soyuz-U2

The Soyuz-U2 (GRAU index 11A511U2) was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle designation: OV‑104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built.

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STS-67

STS-67 was a human spaceflight mission using that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on March 2, 1995. Soyuz TM-21 and STS-67 are spacecraft launched in 1995.

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STS-71

As the third mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, STS-71 became the first Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Soyuz TM-21 and STS-71 are spacecraft launched in 1995.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls.

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Valeri Polyakov

Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Валерий Иванович Коршунов, 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut.

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Viktor Chernomyrdin

Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин,; 9 April 19383 November 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman.

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Vladimir Dezhurov

Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov (Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров; born July 30, 1962) is a Russian former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow.

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Yelena Kondakova

Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova (Елена Владимировна Кондакóва; born 30 March 1957) is the third Soviet or Russian female cosmonaut to travel to space and the first woman to make a long-duration spaceflight.

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Yuri Koptev

Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev (Юрий Николаевич Коптев, March 13, 1940) is a former General Director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), serving in that role from 1992 to 2004.

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See also

Spacecraft launched in 1995

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-21

Also known as Mir EO-18.