Facts about Soyuz TM-32

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   Soyuz TM-32's three-person descent module splashed down in Kazakhstan at 0348 UTC on October 11, 1995, after enduring peak reentry temperatures exceeding 1,600 degrees Celsius.

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   During its orbital mission, Soyuz TM-32 completed approximately 2,864 revolutions around Earth across its 179-day docked period at Mir.

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   Soyuz TM-32 carried 1,815 kilograms of cargo and supplies to the Mir space station during its March 1995 launch.

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   Soyuz TM-32's return capsule carried cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, astronaut Sergei Avdeyev, and German astronaut Thomas Reiter back to Earth on October 11, 1995.

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   The Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft remained docked to Mir for 179 days before returning three crew members to Earth on October 11, 1995.

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   Soyuz TM-32 launched on March 28, 1995, carrying a Mir Expedition 19 crew from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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   In 1995, Soyuz TM-32 transported cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and astronaut Chris Hadfield to Mir for a 179-day mission.

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