Beskrivning : Commander Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Musabayev, spaceflight rookies, were to have been launched with veteran cosmonaut Gennadi Strekalov, who would have returned to Earth with Viktor Afanaseyev and Yuri Usachyov in Soyuz-TM 18 after a few days on Mir. However, cancellation of one of two Progress-M cargo ships scheduled to resupply Mir during the Agat crew`s stay meant Strekalov`s couch had to carry supplies. The result was an unusual all-rookie flight.

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MIR EXPEDITION 16 · SOYUZ TM-19 #68 · MALENCHENKO, MUSABAYEV · SOYUZ U2