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Personal: Male. Born in Brezno, Slovakia. Slovak Republic Army Graduated from regulary military school in 1983. Graduated from Military Academy in Kosice, 1987. Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force. Colonel in the Slovak Republic Army. Pilot at 33rd Air Force Base in Malacky, Slovakia. Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: International Group - 1997. Inactive Entered space service: 2 March 1998. Left space service: 28 February 1999. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 7.91 days. Training from March 25 - August 1998 at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.. Later served as Military Attache for Slovakia in Moscow.
Bella Spaceflight Log
Bella Chronology 2 March 1998 - International Cosmonaut Training Group selected.. Slovak astronauts trained for flights to the Mir space station. 20 February 1999 - Soyuz TM-29. Soyuz TM-29 docked with Mir on February 22 at 05:36 GMT. Since two crew seats had been sold (to Slovakia and France), Afansyev was the only Russian cosmonaut aboard. This meant that Russian engineer Avdeyev already aboard Mir would have to accept a double-length assignment. After the February 27 departure of EO-26 crew commander Padalka and Slovak cosmonaut Bella aboard Soyuz TM-28, the new EO-27 Mir crew consisted of Afanasyev as Commander, Avdeyev as Engineer and French cosmonaut Haignere. Follwoing an extended mission and three space walks, the last operational crew aboard Mir prepared to return. The station was powered down and prepared for free drift mode. 28 February 1999 - Landing of Soyuz TM-28. Soyuz TM-28 landed at 02:14 GMT with the crew of Padalka and Bella aboard. Bibliography:
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