Kazakh SSR. A Soviet-French space flight. Landing of a Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft. French astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien after the landing.21.12.1988#5555262
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
Left: Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, congratulates Colonel Mohammad Dauran, the double of the Afghan cosmonaut, on receiving the Hero of the Soviet Union title with the Lenin Order and the Golden Star medal.07.09.1988#6554229
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
News conference for Soviet and foreign journalists on the launch of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR. From left: Afghan cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand and his backup, Mohammad Dauran.29.08.1988#6545891
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
The Kazakh SSR. The Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft lifts from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on August 29, 1988.29.08.1988#6563639
Members of the Soyuz TM-6 international crew at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh SSR) before the flight, from left: space explorer Abdul Ahad Mohmand (Afghanistan), commander and Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov and Soviet pilot, cosmonaut and doctor Valery Polyakov.29.08.1988#3238001
Crew members of the upcoming Soviet-Afghan spaceflight at the assembly and testing facility.29.08.1988#626359
The Kazakh SSR. Transporting the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft to a launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.28.08.1988#6563647
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988). Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand, left, with his wife, center, and his daughter during their discharge from the maternity hospital. Background: his backup, Mohammad Dauran, and Soviet cosmonaut Yury Malyshev, second right.20.08.1988#6610582
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
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill. From left: Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet cosmonaut and researcher, doctor Valery Polyakov.01.08.1988#6610590
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill. From left: Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet cosmonaut and researcher, doctor Valery Polyakov.01.08.1988#6610588
Preparations for a joint Soviet-Afghan space flight. Feodosia, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Afghan research cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet doctor and cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, right to left, during water landing drills.20.07.1988#6545776
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
From left: Members of the joint Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft - Afghan cosmonaut-researcher Abdul Ahad Momand and his backup Masum Mohammed Dauran Ghulam during preparations for the flight scheduled for August 29, 1988. The astronauts put on the Trout rescue suits used in case of a splashdown.01.06.1988#8307695
Members of the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 space flight: research cosmonaut from Afghanistan Abdul Ahad Momand and his double Mohammed Dauran-Ghulam Masum, right to left, prepare for the flight scheduled for August 29, 1988.01.06.1988#8306104
Members of the Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spaceflight, research cosmonaut from Afghanistan Abdul Ahad Mohmand and his double Mohammad Dawran, left to right, prepare for the flight at Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.01.06.1988#8306103
A member of the joint Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft, Afghan cosmonaut-researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand during preparations for the flight scheduled for August 29, 1988.01.06.1988#8306102
A member of the joint Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft, Afghan cosmonaut-researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand during preparations for the flight scheduled for August 29, 1988.01.06.1988#8306100
Right: Head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, USSR pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Shatalov with Soviet and foreign observers at the site of the Baikonur Cosmodrome of the Kazakh SSR before the launch of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft with Soviet-Afghan crew on board.15.05.1988#6546825
Yury Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988). Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand, center, and his backup Mohammad Dauran in the cockpit of a simulator spacecraft.02.03.1988#6610592
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR and Two-Time Hero of the Soviet Union Yury Romanenko trains at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center prior to docking with the Mir orbital station.18.12.1983#8319758
