| The manned No. | 137 |
| The manned flight of the USSR No. | 69 |
| The manned flight of the Soyuz No. | 61 |
| Launch: | 12/02/1990 08:13:32 |
| Landing Afanasyev, Manarov: | 05/26/1991 10:04:13 |
| Duration flight of Afanasyev, Manarov: | 175 d 1 h 50 m 41 s (4201 h 50 m 41s) |
| Landing Akiyama in Soyuz ТМ-10: | 12/10/1990 06:08:12 |
| Duration flight of Akiyama: | 7 d 21 h 54 m 40 s (189 h 54 m 40 s) |
Cosmonaut No. 238
Cosmonaut of the USSR No. 70
Afanasyev: 1st flight
Cumulative time: 175 d 1 h 50 m 41 s
(4201 h 50 m 41 s)
Cosmonaut No. 203
Cosmonaut of the USSR No. 63
Manarov: 2nd flight
Cumulative time: 541 d 0 h 29 m 41 s
(12984 h 29 m 41 s)
Cosmonaut No. 239
Cosmonaut of the Japan No. 1
Akiyama: 1st flight
Cumulative time: 7 d 21 h 54 m 40 s
(189 h 54 m 40 s)
61st manned flight of the Soyuz. Docked with Mir space station. Viktor Afanasyev and Musa Manarov - the eighth long-term crew (the Main Expedition, OE-8) of Mir station. After landing on 05/26/1991 Musa Manarov set a new record of the cumulative time in space (2 flights) - 541 d 0 h 29 m 41 s (12984 h 29 m 41 s). He surpassed the time of Yuri Romanenko - 430 d 18 h 15 m 30 s (10338 h 15 m 30 s). Toyohiro Akiyama is Japan's first cosmonaut.
Toyohiro Akiyama, Musa Manarov and Viktor Afanasyev.
Toyohiro Akiyama, Viktor Afanasyev, Musa Manarov.
The longest flight:
12/21/1987 365 d 22 h 39 m 00 s (8782 h 39 m 0 s)
Vladimir Titov
и Musa Manarov
The largest number of flights: 6 Young
The most cumulative time in space (3 flights):
430 d 18 h 15 m 30 s (10338 h 15 m 30 s) Yuri Romanenko
Soyuz ТM-12
2001 Antropos.