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# ci309 In the house of MIR-ISS cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko

Pictures taken in the Star City home of Yuri Onufrienko, when Yuri kindly shared materials flown with him on board ISS and MIR space stations. Biographical data of this experienced cosmonaut is below: From February 21 to September 2, 1996, he served as Commander on Mir-21. One month later, he and Yuri Usachev were joined by NASA`s Shannon Lucid. During Mir-21 he performed numerous research experiments, an participated in six EVAs. He and Yuri Usachev were joined by French cosmonaut Claudie Andre-Deshays after the departure of Shannon Lucid. Altogether, he has logged 193 days in space. Onufrienko again served as Commander on ISS Expedition-4. The mission launched on December 5, 2001 aboard STS-108 and docked with the International Space Station on December 7, 2001. During a 6-1/2 month stay aboard the Space Station, the crew performed flight tests of the station hardware, conducted internal and external maintenance tasks, and developed the capability of the station to support the addition of science experiments. Wearing the Russian Orlan spacesuit, Onufrienko logged 12 hours and 02 minutes of EVA time in two separate spacewalks. The Expedition-4 crew returned to Earth aboard STS-111, with Endeavour landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 19, 2002. In completing this mission, Onufrienko logged an additional 196 days in space.
 # ci309            In the house of MIR-ISS cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko 1

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