Norman Earl Thagard14 March 1995
Launches aboard Soyuz TM-21 to become the first American assigned as a long-duration resident of the Mir space station.
Russia · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Launches aboard Soyuz TM-21 to become the first American assigned as a long-duration resident of the Mir space station.
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