Soyuz TM-16
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COSPAR ID | 1993-005A |
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SATCAT no. | 22319![]() |
Crew | |
Members | 2 launched / 3 landed |
Crew
Launched:
- Gennadi Manakov (2)
- Alexander Poleshchuk (1)
Landed:
- Gennadi Manakov (2)
- Alexander Poleshchuk (1)
- Jean-Pierre Haigneré (1) - France
Mission highlights
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16th expedition to Mir.
First Soyuz without a probe and drogue docking system since 1976. It carried an APAS-89 androgynous docking unit different from the APAS-75 unit used for ASTP in 1975, yet similar in general principles. Soyuz-TM 16 used it to dock with an androgynous docking port on the Kristall module. This was a test of the docking system in preparation for dockings by space shuttles with Mir.