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1.13.3 Soyuz-TM Mission Descriptions

All Soyuz-TM spacecraft docked with Mir. For information on Mir operations during these Soyuz missions, see section 2.9.3. Dates are launch to landing.

	Soyuz-TM 1	May 21-30, 1986
	Unmanned Soyuz-TM test.

	Soyuz-TM 2	February 5, 1987-July 30, 1987
	Launch crew—Yuri Romanenko, Alexandr Laveikin Crew code name—Tamyr Landing crew—Alexandr Viktorenko, Alexandr Laveikin, Mohammed al Faris/Syria Crew code name—Vityaz Laveikin developed heart irregularities which made necessary his early return to Earth.

	Soyuz-TM 3	July 22, 1987-December 29, 1987
	Launch crew—Alexandr Viktorenko, Alexander Alexandrov, Mohammed al Faris/Syria Crew code name—Vityaz Landing crew—Yuri Romaneko, Alexandr Alexandrov, Anatoli Levchenko Crew code name—Tamyr Faris was the first Syrian in space. Alexandrov was Laveikin’s replacement aboard Mir, becoming Romanenko’s new partner.

	Soyuz-TM 4	December 21, 1987-June 17, 1988
	Launch crew—Vladimir Titov, Musa Manarov, Anatoli Levchenko Crew code name—Okean Landing crew—Anatoli Solovyov, Viktor Savinykh, Alexandr Alexandrov/Bulgaria Crew code name—Rodnik Manarov and Titov spelled Romanenko and Alexandrov. Anatoli Levchenko was a cosmonaut in the Buran shuttle program. Levchenko returned with Romanenko and Alexandrov in Soyuz-TM 3.

	Soyuz-TM 5	June 7, 1988-September 7, 1988
	Launch crew—Anatoli Solovyov, Viktor Savinykh, Alexandr Alexandrov/Bulgaria Crew code name—Rodnik