| Mission type | Mir expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 175.8 days[1] (launch to landing) |
| Orbits completed | 2770 |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | Mir |
| Began | 2 December 1990 |
| Ended | 26 May 1991 |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TM-11[1] |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TM-11[1] |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | Two |
| Members | Viktor Afanasyev Musa Manarov |
Long-term Mir expeditions | |
Mir EO-8 (Russian: Мир ЭО-19) was the eighth crewed expedition to the space station Mir, lasting from December 1990 to May 1991. The crew, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev and Musa Manarov, launched along with space journalist Toyohiro Akiyama on December 2, 1990 aboard Soyuz TM-11. Akiyama returned aboard Soyuz TM-10 with the outgoing Mir EO-7 crew on December 10. Afanasyev and Manarov returned aboard Soyuz TM-11 on May 26, 1991.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d "Mir EO-8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "MIR: Expedition 8 (EO-8)". Spacefacts. Retrieved 29 September 2012.