Date (UTC)

Time (UTC)

Event

1990 Jan 8

20:24

After a one hour delay due to having to check some of Mir systems, Viktorenko and Serebrov begin a space walk to instal two star sensors on the outside of Mir to improve the station orientation system

1990 Jan 8

23:20

Viktorenko and Serebrov complete space walk after 2 hours 56 minutes

1990 Jan 11

18:01

Viktorenko and Serebrov begin a space walk to retrieve and dismantle equipment set up during the Soviet-French space walk 1988 Dec 9, and while inside Mir multi-way docking unit they move the drogue-type docking receptor from the upper to the lower port prior to Kristall arrival

1990 Jan 11

20:25

Viktorenko and Serebrov complete space walk after 2 hours 54 minutes

1990 Jan 26

12:09

Viktorenko and Serebrov begin a space walk to dismantle the 'Kurs' automatic rendezvous antenna and to erect a moveable instrument platform outside Kvant 2 and attach a bracket for 'parking' an astronaut manoeuvring unit - for the first time they made use of the hatch on Kvant 2

1990 Jan 26

15:11

Viktorenko and Serebrov complete space walk after 3 hours 2 minutes (90 minutes less than planned)

1990 Feb 1

08:15

Viktorenko and Serebrov begin a space walk aimed at testing the SPK cosmonaut manoeuvring unit - Serebrov pilots it at distances up to 30 metres from the station

1990 Feb 1

13:14

Viktorenko and Serebrov complete space walk after 4 hours 59 minutes

1990 Feb 5

06:08

Viktorenko and Serebrov begin a space walk at further tests of the SPK cosmonaut manoeuvring unit - Viktorenko pilots it at distances up to 45 metres from the station

1990 Feb 5

09:53

Viktorenko and Serebrov complete space walk after 3 hours 45 minutes

1990 Feb 9

02:33

Progress M-2 undocks from Mir

1990 Feb 9

07:07

Progress M-2 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean after some 40 minutes

1990 Feb 11

06:16

Soyuz TM-9 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 185 x 219 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Anatoli Solovyov and Aleksandr Balandin aboard

1990 Feb 13

06:37

Soyuz TM-9 docks with the Mir complex Kvant port, six minutes earlier than planned - orbit is 374 x 419 kilometres

1990 Feb 19

01:06

Soyuz TM-8 undocks from Mir with Viktorenko and Serebrov aboard - during the manoeuvre, the crew notices that some of Soyuz TM-9 thermal protection blanket has come loose and can potentially cause problems for its thermal regulation system - a space walk will be needed to fix it

1990 Feb 19

04:36

Soyuz TM-8 lands - 55 kilometres north-east of Arkalyk

1990 Feb 21

03:56

Soyuz TM-9 undocks with Solovyov and Balandin aboard aboard

1990 Feb 21

04:15

After Mir has completed a 180 degree rotation, Soyuz T-M9 docks with the forward port

1990 Feb 28

23:10

Progress M-3 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 183 x 228 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1990 Mar 3

01:04

Progress M-3 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 378 x 402 kilometres

1990 Apr 27

20:24

Progress M-3 undocks from Mir

1990 Apr 28

00:00

Progress M-3 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean after some 40 minutes

1990 May 5

20:44

Progress 42 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 188 x 243 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1990 May 7

22:45

Progress 42 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 384 x 398 kilometres

1990 May 27

07:08

Progress 42 undocks from Mir

1990 May 27

11:40

Progress 42 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean after some 40 minutes

1990 May 28

11:45

Soyuz TM-9 undocks with Solovyov and Balandin aboard aboard

1990 May 28

12:11

After Mir has completed a 180 degree rotation, Soyuz TM-9 docks the Kvant port

1990 May 31

10:33

Kristall launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Proton rocket into 215 x 326 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1990 Jun 6

11:30

Planned docking time for Kristall with Mir - the manoeuvre is called off when an attitude control thruster aboard Kristall fails

1990 Jun 10

10:47

Kristall docks with Mir forward port - orbit is 376 x 391 kilometres

1990 Jun 11

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Using Mir 'Ljappa' manipulator arm, Kristall is detached from Mir forward port and moved to the lower port on the forward-facing docking hub, opposite Kvant 2

1990 Jul 3

22:07

Soyuz TM-9 undocks with Solovyov and Balandin aboard aboard

1990 Jul 3

22:31

Soyuz TM-9 flies around Mir and then docks with Mir forward port

1990 Jul 17

13:06

Solovyov and Balandin start a space walk to repair Soyuz TM-9 damaged insulation - using a ladder taken into space by Progress 42, they climb from the Kvant 2 airlock to the Soyuz ferry where they inspect the explosive bolts of the descent module separation system and use a combination of folding and pegging-back to ensure that the loose material does not obstruct Soyuz TM-9 sensors - on returning to Kvant 2 they discover that the hatch will not close properly because it was damaged on their exit as a result of it being pushed back on its hinges by residual air in Kvant 2 when the hatch was opened - they have to rely on an internal hatch within Kvant 2 to create an airlock for them to return inside Mir

1990 Jul 17

20:21

Solovyov and Balandin complete their space walk after 7 hours 15 minutes

1990 Jul 26

11:15

Solovyov and Balandin start a space walk to remove the ladders from the exterior of the station and they succeed in closing Kvant 2 hatch securely

1990 Jul 26

14:46

Solovyov and Balandin complete their space walk after 3 hours 31 minutes

1990 Aug 1

09:32

Soyuz TM-10 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 198 x 219 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Gennadi Manakov and Gennadi Strekalov aboard

1990 Aug 3

11:45

Soyuz TM-10 docks with the Mir complex Kvant port - orbit is 371 x 382 kilometres

1990 Aug 9

04:08

Soyuz TM-9 undocks from Mir with Solovyov and Balandin aboard

1990 Aug 9

07:34

Soyuz TM-9 lands at latitude 67 degrees 17 minutes North, longitude 50 degrees 51 minutes East, near Arkalyk

1990 Aug 14

04:00

Progress M-4 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 184 x 219 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1990 Aug 16

05:26

Progress M-4 docks at Mir forward-facing port - orbit is 367 x 381 kilometres

1990 Sep 17

12:42

Progress M-4 undocks from Mir

1990 Sep 20

11:04

Progress M-4 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean after some 40 minutes

1990 Sep 27

10:37

Progress M-5 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 187 x 228 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1990 Sep 29

12:26

Progress M-5 docks at Mir forward-facing port - orbit is 371 x 407 kilometres

1990 Oct 9

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Originally planned date for Manakov and Strekalov to undertake a space walk to fix Kvant 2 hatch - it is postponed due to Strekalov exhibiting symptoms of a cold

1990 Oct 29

21:45

Manakov and Strekalov start a space walk (postponed from 1990 Oct 9) to repair the Kvant 2 hatch damaged by Solvyov and Balandin 1990 July 17 - they do not succeed

1990 Oct 30

01:30

Manakov and Strekalov complete their space walk after 3 hours 45 minutes

1990 Nov 23

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Manakov and Strekalov load experimental results into 'Raduga', a small descent capsule built into Progress M-5

1990 Nov 28

06:15

Progress M-5 undocks from Mir

1990 Nov 28

10:24

Progress M-5 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and the main spacecraft burns up as a result of frictional heating after some 40 minutes

1990 Nov 28

10:49

Progress M-5 Raduga capsule separates from the main spacecraft during the descent

1990 Nov 28

11:04

Progress M-5 Raduga capsule lands near Arkalyk

1990 Dec 2

08:13

Soyuz TM-11 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 200 x 218 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev, Musakhi Manarov and Toyohiro Akiyama (a Japanese journalist) aboard

1990 Dec 4

09:57

Soyuz TM-11 docks with Mir forward port - orbit is 372 x 405 kilometres

1990 Dec 10

02:48

Soyuz TM-10 undocks from Mir with Manakov, Strekalov and Akiyama aboard

1990 Dec 10

06:08

Soyuz TM-10 lands - 69 kilometres north-west of Arkalyk