launched by Russia

Soyuz TM-6

Success
AUG 29198804:23:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 3 cosmonauts.

Docked with Mir.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz U2 into LEO

Spacecraft

Soyuz TM Soyuz TM-6

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Vladimir Lyakhov from Russia
  • 02 Valery Polyakov from Russia
  • 03 Abdul Ahad Momand from Afghanistan
Descending
  • 01 Vladimir Titov from Russia
  • 02 Musa Manarov from Russia
  • 03 Jean-Loup Chrétien from France

At the station

docked at Mir

returned to Earth Dec 21, 1988

last updated Oct 25, 2026