Euromir 94, Energia/ESA (Ulf Merbold)

With the safe landing of the Soyuz TM-19 capsule on 4 November 1994 near Arkalyk in Kazakhstan, ESA astronaut Ulf Merbold
completed his 31-day mission on board the Russian Space Station Mir - the longest mission of a European astronaut so far.

This first mission, referred to as EUROMIR 94, forms part of ESA's Columbus precursor flight programme.