Lazutkin attended the
Moscow Aviation Institute and received a degree in
mechanical engineering.
1997 Progress supply mission Lazutkin was aboard the
Mir Space Station when a collision occurred with the uncrewed
Progress M34, its supply craft, which was piloted by
Vasily Tsibliyev while on the Mir. The collision, considered the worst in the history of the space age, Quick action by the three crew members managed to avert immediate disaster. Lazutkin successfully cut some of the wires connecting the Mir and the Spektr using a small dinner knife. A few days after the collision, Tsibliyev and Lazutkin were ordered to attempt to repair the Mir, while Foale was ordered to the
Soyuz-TM escape pod. The station was eventually secured safely. ==See also==