Political Mission

Yuri Baturin, an aide to Russian president Boris Yeltsin, is to be launched to the Mir space station aboard the Soyuz TM28 on 2 August, 1998, to observe the condition of the ageing space base. Baturin, who has been training for the flight for many months, will return to Earth ...

Keep reading this article by becoming a FlightGlobal member now

PLEASE REGISTER FOR FREE OR SIGN IN TO CONTINUE READING

FlightGlobal Premium Digital

You have reached your limit of free articles for this period. Register for a FREE account to read this article and benefit from:

  • Increased access to online news and in-depth articles from:
  • FlightGlobal Premium covering the global aviation industry
  • Airline Business providing insight for business leaders
  • Weekly newsletters on topics across the industry

Join now