Abdul Ahad Mohmand

Afghan Cosmonaut

Publishing Date: Friday, September 16 2005

Personal Data:

• Birth date: 1 January 1959
• Birthplace: Sardah
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 1
• Selection Date: 12 February 1988
• Job: Research Cosmonaut
• Status: Retired 7 September 1988

Space Flights:

• Mission Name: Soyuz TM-6
• Space Program: Russia
• Job: Research Cosmonaut
• Time: 28.08; 7 September 1988
• Duration: 8 Days, 20 Hours, 26 Minutes
• Launch, Orbit and Landing Data
  • Launch Date: 29.08.1988
  • Launch Time: 04:23 UT
  • Launch Site: Baikonur
  • Altitude: 350 km
  • Landing Craft: Soyuz TM-5
  • Landing Date: 07.09.1988
  • Landing Time: 00:49 UT
  • Landing Site: 180 km Southeast of Dzheskasgan
• Crew:
  • Vladimir Afanasiyevich (Commander)
  • Valeri Vladimirovich (Doctor Cosmonaut)
  • Abdul Ahad Mohmand (Research Cosmonaut)

 Additional Information:

• Graduated from Polytechnic High school in Kabul and Air force Academy. Served as Colonel in Afghan Air force; Currently Lives in Stuttgart, Germany as a Political Refugee.

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