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Norm Thagard training at Mir Mockups at Star City

Thagard training at Mir mockups at Star City









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Soyuz launch vehicle booster

Soyuz launch vehicle booster

Proton with Soyuz elevating/launch pad

Soyuz elevating on launch pad

Strekalov, Dezhurov and Thagard  during

Strekalov, Dezhurov and Thagard during suit up

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Dezhurov, Strekalov, and Thagard walk to soyuz launch vehicle

Dezhurov, Strekalov, and Thagard walk to Soyuz launch vehicle

Liftoff of Soyuz rocket carrying Mir-18 crew

Liftoff of Soyuz rocket carrying Mir-18 crew

NASA portrait of Astronaut Norman E. Thagard

NASA portrait of Astronaut Norman E. Thagard

Scenic view of Mir over cloudy open ocean, earth limb in background.

Scenic view of Mir over cloudy open ocean, Earth limb in background.

 Dezhurov and Strekalov examine model of Mir

Dezhurov and Strekalov examine model of Mir

 Dezhurov installing gyrodyne

Dezhurov installing gyrodyne

View of quail egg experiment

View of quail egg experiment

 Strekalov examines schematic on metal cover

Strekalov examines schematic on metal cover

Thagard biking on Mir

Thagard exercises on the bicycle ergometer in the Mir Core assembly

 Mir-18 spacewalk

Dezhurov and Strekalov performing an EVA during Mir-18

 Mir-18 spacewalk

Strekalov during a Mir-18 EVA

 Shuttle approaching Mir

Shuttle (STS-71) approaching Mir

Thagard displays his Mir-18 flight suit

Thagard displays his Mir-18 flight suit

Phase 1 Program pioneers, Thagard, Barratt, Whitson, and Ward

Phase 1 Program pioneers; Thagard, Barratt, Whitson, and Ward

Process of making flight-critical  seat liner

Process of making flight-critical Soyuz seat liner

Process of making flight-critical  seat liner

Process of making flight-critical Soyuz seat liner

Process of making flight-critical  seat liner

Process of making flight-critical Soyuz seat liner

Process of making flight-critical  seat liner

Process of making flight-critical Soyuz seat liner

 Norm Thagard sleeping in Mir

Norm Thagard sleeping in Mir

 Earth observations

Earth observations

 Dezhurov working with water container

Dezhurov working with water container

 Mir interior - waste containment system and gyrodyne

Mir interior - waste containment system and gyrodyne

 Commander's port inside Mir baseblock

Commander's port inside Mir baseblock

Dezhurov performing in-flight maintenance

Dezhurov performing in-flight maintenance

Strekalov playing guitar in baseblock

Strekalov playing guitar in baseblock

Dezhurov in cooling suit next to Orlan suit

Dezhurov in cooling suit next to Orlan suit

 Mir-18 spacewalk

Mir-18 spacewalk

 Mir-18 spacewalk

Mir-18 spacewalk

 Mir-18 spacewalk

Mir-18 spacewalk

 Shuttle approaching Mir

Shuttle approaching Mir

Shuttle and Earth as seen from Mir

Shuttle and Earth as seen from Mir

Thagard and Dunbar training

Norman E. Thagard cosmonaut suit-up

Norman E. Thagard and Bonnie J. Dunbar training

Norman E. Thagard and Bonnie J. Dunbar training

Shuttle and Earth as seen from Mir

Shuttle and Earth as seen from Mir