Soyuz TM-14

Soyuz TM-14 was the 14th expedition to the Mir space station.<ref>The full mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-TM14.htm</ref> It included an astronaut from Germany, and was the first Russian Soyuz mission after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Mission highlights

Klaus Dietrich Flade became the second German to visit a space station when he reached Mir with the Vityaz crew. The first was Sigmund Jähn of East Germany, who visited Salyut 6 in 1978. Flade conducted 14 German experiments as part of Germany's preparation for participation in the Freedom and Columbus space station projects.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Suffered a landing system malfunction, causing its descent module to turn over. It came to rest upside down, trapping its occupants inside until it could be righted.