Milestones
Soyuz TM-30 was the first privately funded manned space expedition but several other firsts were also achieved, including the first privately funded extra-vehicular activity, and the first privately funded unmanned resupply mission to a space station, utilizing the Progress-M1 spacecraft. Soyuz TM-30 also managed to delay the de-orbit of Mir, which was originally scheduled to occur some time in 2000, but ultimately occurred in March 2001.
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