Soyuz TM-16
Soyuz TM-16 carried Gennadi Manakov and Aleksandr Poleshchuk to Mir for the thirteenth resident expedition. Its APAS-89 docking with Kristall tested the androgynous interface later used for Shuttle-Mir. The crew performed two EVAs to install solar-array drive equipment, then returned with Altair researcher Jean-Pierre Haignere.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mir EO-13Mir-13Vulkan7K-STM No. 101
- Name
- Soyuz TM-16
- Slug
- soyuz-tm-16
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz TM-16 carried Gennadi Manakov and Aleksandr Poleshchuk to Mir for the thirteenth resident expedition. Its APAS-89 docking with Kristall tested the androgynous interface later used for Shuttle-Mir. The crew performed two EVAs to install solar-array drive equipment, then returned with Altair researcher Jean-Pierre Haignere.
- End Date
- 1993-07-22
- Landing Site Id
- qh7fgxk5rkfsng5d73rbmxbayd8agcxf
- Launch Site Id
- qh7ejhef8vbxy7pczrvc60wyms89t64m
- Outcome
- Completed Mir EO-13, demonstrated the APAS-89 docking interface, and safely returned Manakov, Poleshchuk, and Haignere.
- Program
- Mir EO-13 / APAS-89 test
- Space Station Id
- ms7pew70vq5198mpes6e0xyhex89xvmg
- Start Date
- 1993-01-24
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7rs0ascske740bwv7mh6h00n8agqx0
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:34:42 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:34:42 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Role
- Soyuz and Mir operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7c8xebsaecvwvjk9ztprsvy98ag2ay
- Role
- Commander / Mir EO-13
- Astronaut Id
- td7e61tgmg5hxf8dx9dtg5m8mn8ag6kr
- Role
- Flight Engineer / Mir EO-13
- Astronaut Id
- td77jfz5jwzx246k8whv6h3a9h8a8mzk
- Role
- Return crew; launched on Soyuz TM-17 for Altair