| Mission type | Mir visiting crew |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 8.85 days[1] (launch to landing) |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | Mir |
| Began | 29 August 1988 |
| Ended | 7 September 1988 |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TM-6[1] |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TM-5[1] |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | Two |
| Members | Vladimir Lyakhov Abdul Ahad Mohmand |
| Callsign | Proton |
Mir Visiting Expeditions | |
Mir EP-3 was a week-long crewed spaceflight to the Soviet space station Mir, during the long-duration expedition Mir EO-3. It was the sixth crewed spaceflight to Mir, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-6. This spacecraft also carried Valeri Polyakov, who would stay aboard Mir after the crew of EP-3 returned to Earth in Soyuz TM-5. The crew of EP-3, also known as the Soyuz TM-6 crew, consisted of Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov as commander, and the first Afghan to visit space, Abdul Ahad Mohmand.