Expedition EO-16

Crew & mission data: No.: 1 2 3 Exp.crew:  Malenchencko, Yuri  Musabayev, Talgat  Polyakov, Valeri Job:  CDR  Flight Engineer  Doctor cosmonaut Launch vehicle:  Soyuz TM-19  Soyuz TM-19  from EO-15 crew Docking date/time:  03 Jul 1994 - 13:55:01  03 Jul 1994 - 13:55:01   - Undocking date/time:  04 Nov 1994 - 08:31:30  04 Nov 1994 - 08:31:30   - Landing vehicle:  Soyuz TM-19  Soyuz TM-19  to EO-17 crew Mir-mission duration:  125d 22h 53m?  125d 22h 53m?   - Orbits:  1993?  1993?   -

EVA data:

Mission details:

• Mir Expedition EO-16
• docking on MIR spacestation; resident crew partly exchanged; both cosmonauts arrived with Soyuz TM-19 and Doctor cosmonaut Polyakov became the 16th resident crew.
• The crew conducted medical experiments (research of problems of weightlessness in long-term-mission); experiments in materials science.
• Cosmonauts performed two EVA's on 09.09.1994 (5h 06m) and 14.09.1994 (6h 01m), in which the stations external insulation was repaired.
• Many problems during this mission, which finally ended with the first successful manual docking of Progress M-24 supply ship at the station by Malenchenko.

Astrophilately covers:

Cosmic Mail: Cover on board of Mir, with blue Mir boardcancel, date EVA-1 boardcancel: 090994, special red cancel signed by the crew. Cover numered: 12-AB

Certificate insite precident cover, with Mir boardcancel and 2 special cancels, undocking date boardcancel: 140194, signed by the crew.