Soyuz TM-5 crew (L-R): Viktor Savinyhk, Anatoly Solovyev, Aleksandr Aleksandrov
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Soyuz TM-5, launched June 7, 1988, was the fifth manned mission to the space station Mir. Its crew consisted of Commander Anatoly Solovyev, Viktor Savinnykh and Aleksandr Aleksandrov. They were the crew of Mir EP-2.
Soyuz TM-5 returned to Earth in September with Vladimir Lyakhov and Abdul Ahad Mohmand.
Anatoly Solovyev, born January 16, 1948 in the former Soviet Union, is a veteran of five space flights and holds the world record for number of spacewalks performed, sixteen.
His first mission was aboard Soyuz TM-5 to he space station Mir as part of expedition Mir EP-2 in June 1988. He spent about 10 days before returning to Earth Soyuz TM-4.
His second flight was aboard Soyuz TM-9 in February 1990 as part of Expedition Mir EO-6. He remained aboard until August 1990. He conducted two EVAs to effect repairs.
His third flight was aboard Soyuz TM-15 to Mir in July 1992 as part of expedition Mir EO-12. Solovyev conducted four EVAs. He returned to Earth in February 1993.
Solovyev's fourth flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-71) as mission specialist to Mir in June 1995. He was part of expedition Mir EO-19. During the mission, he conducted three EVAs. He returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-21 in September 1995.
His fifth and final fligh was aboard Soyuz TM-26 to Mir in August 1997 as part of expedition Mir EO-24. He conducted seven EVAs to set the record at sixteen. He returned to Earth in February 1998.
Soyuz TM-4, launched December 21, 1987, was the fourth manned mission to the space station Mir. Its crew at lift-off consisted of Commander Vladimir Titov, Musa Manarov and Anatoli Levenchenko. Titov and Manarov were part of the expedition Mir EO-3 and stayed in space for a year returning to Earth. Levchenko returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-3 a week later.
Soyuz TM-4 returned in June 1998 with crew of Mir EP-2:Commander Anatoly Solovyev, Viktor Savinykh and Aleksandr Aleksandrov. They had arrived a week earlier on Soyuz TM-5.
