Expedition EO-13

Crew & mission data: No.: 1 2 Exp.crew:  Manakov, Gennadi  Poleshchuk, Aleksandr Job:  CDR  Flight Engineer Launch vehicle:  Soyuz TM-16  Soyuz TM-16 Docking date/time:  26 Jan 1993 - 07:31:17  26 Jan 1993 - 07:31:17 Undocking date/time:  22 Jul 1993 - 03:00:30  22 Jul 1993 - 03:00:30 Landing vehicle:  Soyuz TM-16  Soyuz TM-16 Mir-mission duration:  179d 01h 44m?  179d 01h 44m? Orbits on Mir:  2833?  2833?

EVA data: EVAs  Date  Duration  Cosmonauts EVA-1  19 Apr 1993  5h 25m  Manakov G. & Poleshchuk A. EVA-2  18 Jun 1993  4h 33m  Manakov G. & Poleshchuk A.

Mission details:

• Mir Expedition EO-13
• Soyuz TM-16 docked on MIR spacestation; crew exchange.
• Manakov and Poleshchuk became 13th MIR-resident crew; experiments in biology, astronomy, materials science and earth science; both cosmonauts performed two EVA's on 19.04.1993 (5h 25m) and on 18.06.1993 (4h 33m); installation of Kvant 1 solar array drive unit with some technical problems; Earth observation with special cameras.
• Supplies with cargo space ships Progress M-16 - M-18.