Biographies of International Astronauts

Momand

Abdulahad "Abdulah"

Afghanistan

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Personal data

Birthdate:  01.01.1959
Birthplace:  Sardah
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  12.02.1988
Selection group:  Afghanistan
Position:  Research Cosmonaut (RC)
Status:  Ret. 07.09.1988

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Soyuz TM-6 / Soyuz TM-5  Research Cosmonaut  29.08. - 07.09.1988 8d 20h 26m 
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Total  8d 20h 26m 
         

Additional information

Graduated from Polytechnical Highschool in Kabul, 1978; graduated from Gagarin Air Force Military Academy, Monino, 1987; Colonel Air Force; he currently lives near Stuttgart, Germany; was a refugee; now German and Afghan citizen; works in the printing service; writes his name now "Momand".

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