Mir EO-8

Mir EO-8 (Russian: Мир ЭО-19) was the eighth crewed expedition to the space station Mir, lasting from December 1990 to May 1991. The crew, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev and Musa Manarov, launched along with space journalist Toyohiro Akiyama on December 2, 1990 aboard Soyuz TM-11. Akiyama returned aboard Soyuz TM-10 with the outgoing Mir EO-7 crew on December 10. Afanasyev and Manarov returned aboard Soyuz TM-11 on May 26, 1991.

Mir EO-8
Mission typeMir expedition
Mission duration175.8 days (launch to landing)
Orbits completed2770
Expedition
Space stationMir
Began2 December 1990 (1990-12-02)
Ended26 May 1991 (1991-05-27)
Arrived aboardSoyuz TM-11
Departed aboardSoyuz TM-11
Crew
Crew sizeTwo
MembersViktor Afanasyev
Musa Manarov
Long-term Mir expeditions
 
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