This is a list of the European Space Agency's short and long duration expeditions to Mir and the International Space Station. The dates below each name indicate the period of stay aboard the station.
Nº | Crew | Launch | Landing | Ref. |
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Aragatz 28 November 1988 – 21 December 1988 | ||||
1 | ![]() | 26.11.1988 15:49:33 UTC | 21.12.1988 09:56:40 UTC | [1] [2] |
24d 18h 07m 06s | ||||
Austromir-91 4 October 1991 – 9 October 1991 | ||||
2 | 02.10.1991 05:59:38 UTC | 10.10.1991 04:12:28 UTC | [3] [4] | |
7d 22h 12m 40s | ||||
Mir-92 19 March 1992 – 25 March 1992 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 17.03.1992 10:54:30 UTC | 25.03.1992 08:51:02 UTC | [5] |
7d 21h 56m 32s | ||||
Antares 29 July 1992 – 9 August 1992 | ||||
4 | ![]() | 27.07.1992 06:08:42 UTC | 10.08.1992 01:05:02 UTC | [6] [7] |
13d 18h 56m 20s | ||||
Altair 3 July 1993 – 22 July 1993 | ||||
5 | ![]() | 01.07.1993 14:32:57 UTC | 22.07.1993 06:41:50 UTC | [8] [9] |
20d 16h 08m 52s | ||||
Euromir 94 6 October 1994 – 4 November 1994 | ||||
6 | ![]() | 03.10.1994 22:42:29 UTC | 04.11.1994 11:18:25 UTC | [10] [11] |
31d 12h 35m 55s | ||||
Euromir 95 5 September 1995 – 29 February 1996 | ||||
7 | ![]() | 03.09.1995 09:00:23 UTC | 29.02.1996 10:42:08 UTC | [11] [12] |
179d 01h 41m 46s | ||||
Cassiopée 19 August 1996 – 2 September 1996 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 17.08.1996 13:18:03 UTC | 02.09.1996 07:41:40 UTC | [13] [14] |
15d 18h 23m 37s | ||||
Mir 97 12 February 1997 – 2 March 1997 | ||||
9 | ![]() | 10.02.1997 14:09:30 UTC | 02.03.1997 06:44:16 UTC | [15] |
19d 16h 34m 46s | ||||
Pégase 31 January 1998 – 19 February 1998 | ||||
10 | ![]() | 29.01.1998 16:33:41 UTC | 19.02.1998 09:09:30 UTC | [16] [17] |
20d 16h 35m 48s | ||||
Perseus 22 February 1999 – 27 August 1999 | ||||
11 | ![]() | 20.02.1999 04:18:01 UTC | 28.08.1999 00:34:20 UTC | [18] [19] |
188d 20h 16m 19s | ||||
Andromède 23 October 2001 – 31 October 2001 | ||||
12 | ![]() | 21.10.2001 08:59:34 UTC | 31.10.2001 04:59:25 UTC | [20] [21] [22] |
9d 19h 59m 50s | ||||
Marco Polo 27 April 2002 – 05 May 2002 | ||||
13 | ![]() | 25.04.2002 06:26:35 UTC | 05.05.2002 04:59:25 UTC | [23] |
9d 21h 25m 05s | ||||
Odissea 1 November 2002 – 9 November 2002 | ||||
14 | ![]() | 30.10.2002 03:11:10 UTC | 10.11.2002 00:04:20 UTC | [25] |
10d 20h 53m 09s | ||||
Cervantes 20 October 2003 – 27 October 2003 | ||||
15 | ![]() | 18.10.2003 05:38:03 UTC | 28.10.2003 02:40:20 UTC | [27] |
9d 21h 02m 17s | ||||
Delta 21 April 2004 – 29 April 2004 | ||||
16 | ![]() | 19.04.2004 03:19:00 UTC | 30.04.2004 00:11:15 UTC | [30] |
10d 20h 52m 15s | ||||
Eneide 17 April 2005 – 24 April 2005 | ||||
17 | ![]() | 15.04.2005 00:46:25 UTC | 26.04.2005 22:08:27 UTC | [32] |
9d 21h 22m 02s | ||||
Astrolab 6 July 2006 – 19 December 2006 | ||||
18 | ![]() | 04.07.2006 18:37:54 UTC (STS-121) | 22.12.2006 22:31:58 UTC (STS-116) | [34] |
171d 03h 54m 03s | ||||
Celsius 11 December 2006 – 19 December 2006 | ||||
19 | ![]() | 10.12.2006 01:47:35 UTC (STS-116) | 22.12.2006 22:31:58 UTC (STS-116) | [36] |
12d 20h 44m 23s | ||||
Esperia 25 October 2007 – 5 November 2007 | ||||
20 | ![]() | 23.10.2007 15:38:18 UTC (STS-120) | 07.11.2007 18:01:16 UTC (STS-120) | [38] |
15d 02h 22m 57s | ||||
OasISS 29 May 2009 – 1 December 2009 | ||||
21 | ![]() | 27.05.2009 18:34:53 UTC | 01.12.2009 07:16:30 UTC | [40] |
187d 20h 41m 38s | ||||
Alissé 31 August 2009 – 8 September 2009 | ||||
22 | ![]() | 29.08.2009 03:59:36 UTC (STS-128) | 12.09.2009 00:53:20 UTC (STS-128) | [42] |
13d 20h 53m 43s | ||||
MagISStra 17 December 2010 – 23 May 2011 | ||||
23 | ![]() | 15.12.2010 19:09:24 UTC | 24.05.2011 02:26:40 UTC | [44] |
159d 07h 17m 15s | ||||
DAMA 18 May 2011 – 30 May 2011 | ||||
24 | ![]() | 16.05.2011 12:56:27 UTC (STS-134) | 01.06.2011 06:34:50 UTC (STS-134) | [47] |
15d 17h 38m 22s | ||||
PromISSe 23 December 2011 – 1 July 2012 | ||||
25 | ![]() | 21.12.2011 13:16:14 UTC | 01.07.2012 08:14:41 UTC | [49] |
192d 18h 58m 28s | ||||
Volare 29 May 2013 – 10 November 2013 | ||||
26 | ![]() | 28.05.2013 20:31:24 UTC | 11.11.2013 02:49:00 UTC | [51] |
166d 06h 17m 36s | ||||
Blue Dot 29 May 2014 – 10 November 2014 | ||||
27 | ![]() | 28.05.2014 19:57:40 UTC | 10.11.2014 00:31:29 UTC | [51] [54] |
165d 08h 01m 09s | ||||
Futura 24 November 2014 – 11 June 2015 | ||||
28 | ![]() | 23.11.2014 21:01:13 UTC | 11.06.2015 13:43:56 UTC | [55] [56] |
199d 16h 42m 43s | ||||
Iriss 4 September 2015 – 11 September 2015 | ||||
29 | ![]() | 02.09.2015 04:37:43 UTC | 12.09.2015 00:51:30 UTC | [57] [58] |
9d 20h 13m 47s | ||||
Principia 15 December 2015 – 18 June 2016 | ||||
30 | ![]() | 15.12.2015 11:03:09 UTC | 18.06.2016 09:15:06 UTC | [57] [58] |
185d 22h 11m 57s | ||||
Proxima 19 November 2016 – 2 June 2017 | ||||
31 | ![]() | 17.11.2016 20:20:13 UTC | 02.06.2017 14:10:30 UTC | [59] [60] |
196d 17h 50m 18s | ||||
Vita 28 July 2017 – 14 December 2017 | ||||
32 | ![]() | 28.07.2017 15:41:12 UTC | 14.12.2017 08:37:47 UTC | [61] [62] |
138d 16h 56m 35s | ||||
Horizons 8 June 2018 – 20 December 2018 | ||||
33 | ![]() | 06.06.2018 11:12:39 UTC | 20.12.2018 05:02:48 UTC | [63] [64] |
196d 17h 50m 09s | ||||
Beyond 20 July 2019 – 6 February 2020 | ||||
34 | ![]() | 20.07.2019 16:28:20 UTC | 06.02.2020 09:12:21 UTC | [65] [66] [46] |
200d 16h 44m 01s | ||||
Alpha 24 April 2021 – 8 November 2021 | ||||
35 | ![]() | 23.04.2021 09:49:02 UTC | 09.11.2021 03:33:15 UTC | [67] [68] |
199d 17h 44m 13s | ||||
Cosmic Kiss 11 November 2021 – 5 May 2022 | ||||
36 | ![]() | 11.11.2021 02:03:30 UTC | 06.05.2022 04:43:23 UTC | [69] [70] |
176d 02h 39m 53s | ||||
Minerva 27 April 2022 – 14 October 2022 | ||||
37 | ![]() | 27.04.2022 07:52:55 UTC | 14.10.2022 20:55:27 UTC | [71] [72] |
170d 13h 02m 32s | ||||
Huginn 26 August 2023 – 12 March 2024 | ||||
38 | ![]() | 26.08.2023 07:27:27 UTC | 12.03.2024 09:47 UTC | [73] |
199d 02h 19m 33s |
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