Soyuz TM-11 crew (L-R): Toyohiro Akiyama, Viktor Afanasyev, Musa Manarov
Mission patch
Soyuz TM-11, launched December 2, 1990, was the 11th expedition to the space station Mir. Its crew consisted of Commander Viktor Afanasyev, Musa Manarov, and Toyohiro Akiyama (a Japanese reporter).
The cosmonauts remained on board until May 26, 1991, when they returned to Earth with Helen Sharman, a British astronaut. Akiyama returned to Earth December 10, 1990 aboard Soyuz TM-10.
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