| Mission type | Mir expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 166 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes (launch to landing) |
| Orbits completed | 2,631 |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | Mir |
| Began | 7 September 1989, 22:25:26 UTC |
| Ended | 19 February 1990, 01:06:20 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TM-8 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TM-8 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | Two |
| Members | Alexander Viktorenko Aleksandr Serebrov |
Long-term Mir expeditions | |
Mir EO-5 was the 5th long duration expedition to the space station Mir, which lasted from September 1989 to February 1990. The two person crew was launched and landed in the spacecraft Soyuz TM-8, which remained docked to Mir throughout the mission. The crew are often referred to as the Soyuz TM-8 crew.