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Mohmand, Abdul Ahad 'Abdulah'
Mohmand
Mohmand
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Afghani pilot cosmonaut 1988. First Afghani astronaut.

Status: Inactive; Active 1988-1988. Born: 1959. Spaceflights: 1 . Total time in space: 8.85 days. Birth Place: Sardah.

Graduated from Polytechnic Higher School in Kabul. Graduated from Air Force Academy. Colonel, Afghan Air Force. Originally backup. Replaced Masum when latter had appendicitis. After the Soviet withdrawal he became a political refugee and lived in Stuttgart, Germany, finding work in a printing service. Later became a dual German / Afghan citizen.


More at: Mohmand.

Family: Cosmonaut. Country: Afghanistan. Spacecraft: Mir. Flights: Soyuz TM-5, Soyuz TM-6. Agency: Afghan AF. Bibliography: 4452, 5793.
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Soyuz TM-6Soyuz TM-6
Polyakov and Mohmand move equipment around Mir.
Credit: RKK Energia



1988 February 12 - .
1988 August 29 - . 04:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.
1988 September 7 - .

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