Soyuz TM-16
Launch Date
January 24, 1993
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Soyuz TM-16
Launch Date
January 24, 1993
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz TM-16 brought the EO-13 long duration crew to Space Station Mir. The mission tested the new androgynous docking port and systems the U.S. Space Shuttles would soon use to dock to Mir.
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.
