Kabul residents greet members of the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.11.11.1988#6591379
Members of the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Commander, test pilot Vladimir Lyakhov, Afghan research cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand and his double Mohammad Dauran, right to left, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of Soviet international troops.11.11.1988#6591370
Members of the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Commander, test pilot Vladimir Lyakhov, second left, Afghan research cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand, third left, and his double Mohammad Dauran, third right, meet with locals.11.11.1988#6591368
Left: Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, congratulates Vladimir Lyakhov, pilot, cosmonaut, commander of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight, on receiving the Order of the October Revolution at the Kremlin, Moscow.07.09.1988#6554235
Presenting awards to the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight. Mohammad Dauran, the double of the Afghan cosmonaut, second left, commander Vladimir Lyakhov, center, and Afghan research cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand with their family members.07.09.1988#6554233
Presenting awards to the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight. Center: Abdul Ahad Mohmand, captain of the Afghan Air Forces and research cosmonaut, receives the Hero of the Soviet Union title with the Lenin Order and the Golden Star medal.07.09.1988#6554228
Presenting awards to the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight. From left: Tengiz Menteshashvili, Secretary of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Georgy Tarazevich, Chairman of the Presidium of the Belorussian SSR Supreme Soviet, Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, commander of the space flight Vladimir Lyakhov, Afghan research cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand, his double Mohammad Dauran, and Kerim Kerimov, Chairman of the State Commission on Testing Manned Spacecraft, after the ceremony.07.09.1988#6554225
A news conference on presenting award to the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight.07.09.1988#6553530
Left: Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, congratulates Abdul Ahad Mohmand, captain of the Afghan Air Forces and research cosmonaut, on receiving the Hero of the Soviet Union title with the Lenin Order and the Golden Star medal.07.09.1988#6553527
Soviet Cosmonaut Pilot Vladimir Lyakhov (left) and Afghanistan's Cosmonaut Researcher Abdul Akhad Momand (right) meeting on Kazakh soil07.09.1988#89972
Soviet Cosmonaut Pilot Vladimir Lyakhov (right) and Afghanistan's Cosmonaut Researcher Abdul Akhad Momand (left) meeting on Kazakh soil07.09.1988#89971
News conference for Soviet and foreign journalists on the launch of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR. The international crew included twice Hero of the Soviet Union, spacecraft commander Vladimir Lyakhov, physician Valery Polyakov and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand, a national of Afghanistan.29.08.1988#6546822
Right: a member of the international Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft, a citizen of the Republic of Afghanistan, cosmonaut-researcher, Captain Abdul Ahad Momand during training. Calling the plane with signal smoke.02.08.1988#8494246
Members of the international crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft: cosmonaut-researcher Abdul Ahad Momand (Republic of Afghanistan), spacecraft commander, USSR pilot-cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov and USSR pilot-cosmonaut, doctor Valery Polyakov during a splashdown training.02.08.1988#8494245
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill.01.08.1988#6610597
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) during a splashdown drill.01.08.1988#6610595
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) during a splashdown drill.01.08.1988#6610591
Preparations for a joint Soviet-Afghan space flight. Afghan research cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Soviet doctor and cosmonaut Valery Polyakov and Soyuz TM-6 commander Vladimir Lyakhov, left to right, during training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.01.06.1988#6545773
Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft crew - space pilot Vladimir Lyakhov (left), Afghani mission specialist Abdul Ahan Momand (centre) and doctor Vladimir Polyakov (sitting) at the MIR space station model.12.05.1988#68934
Visit of President of the Republic of Mali President Moussa Traore to the USSR. A Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Afanasievich Lyakhov shows President Traore, right, the Mir orbital station simulator.08.02.1988#3318047
The second crew of the Soyuz TM-5 spacecraft (left to right): Pilot Cosmonaut of the USSR, two-time Hero of the Soviet Union and cosmonaut researcher of Bulgaria Krasimir Stoyanov, Pilot Cosmonaut of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union commanding officer Vladimir Lyakhov and flight engineer Alexander Serebrov. 01.01.1988#93037
The second crew of the Soyuz TM-5 spacecraft (left to right): flight engineer Alexander Serebrov, commanding officer Vladimir Lyakhov and cosmonaut researcher of Bulgaria Krasimir Stoyanov. 01.01.1988#93036
Soviet Pilot Cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov (right) and Flight Engineer Alexander Alexandrov (left) promenading in a park after their successful 150-day flight on board the Salyut-7 complex01.10.1983#69028
Hero of the Soviet Union and flight engineer Alexander Alexandrov [left] and Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel Vladimir Lyakhov with family at dacha.27.08.1983#5384
Members of Soyuz-T-9 space crew: Flight Engineer Alexander Alexandrov (left) and Mission Commander, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the U.S.S.R. and Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lyakhov (right) train inside hydro-laboratory of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.11.08.1983#17799
Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Lyakhov, commander of the Soyuz-32 space crew [center], and flight engineer and Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Valery Ryumin [second right] relax outside Moscow.21.12.1979#6103
Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakhov (centre front) and Valery Ryumin (centre back) getting off the plane upon arrival at Baikonur accompanied by a group of doctors. 01.08.1979#85132
Vladimir Lyakhov, commander of Soyuz-32 space crew [left], and flight engineer Valery Ryumin [right] inside Salyut orbital-station simulator.02.02.1979#5360
Pilots-Cosmonauts, Heroes of the Soviet Union: Mission commander Vladimir Lyakhov [left] and flight engineer Valery Ryumin [right] chat with journalists after landing.19.08.1970#5358
