Abdul Ahad Mohmand
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 65 |
Date of birth | January 1,1959 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Ghazni Province |
Afghanistan | |
Space missions | Soyuz TM-6, Soyuz TM-5, Mir EP-3, Mir |
First space flight | Soyuz TM-5 |
Rank | Colonel |
Other occupation | Aviator |
Job | Astronaut |
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ID | 457371 |
Abdul Ahad Mohmand Life story
Abdul Ahad Mohmand is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan citizen and fourth Muslim to journey to outer space. He became one of Soyuz TM-6 crew members and spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1988 as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.