Soyuz TM-18
Soyuz TM-18 launched Viktor Afanasyev, Yury Usachov, and physician-cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov to Mir for EO-15. Afanasyev and Usachov operated the station for 182 days and returned on TM-18; Polyakov remained aboard through EO-16 and EO-17, ultimately returning on TM-20 after his record 437-day flight.
Follow this mission
Alerts are unavailable because this mission is no longer active.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mir EO-157K-STM No. 67Derbent
- Name
- Soyuz TM-18
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz TM-18 launched Viktor Afanasyev, Yury Usachov, and physician-cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov to Mir for EO-15. Afanasyev and Usachov operated the station for 182 days and returned on TM-18; Polyakov remained aboard through EO-16 and EO-17, ultimately returning on TM-20 after his record 437-day flight.
- End Date
- 1994-07-09
- Landing Site
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed Mir EO-15 and safely returned Afanasyev and Usachov; Polyakov remained aboard for his continuing record-duration mission.
- Program
- Mir EO-15 / Soyuz transport
- Start Date
- 1994-01-08
- Vehicle Families
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 16:15:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 05:34:33 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- Vehicles