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Soyuz TM-16 (Soyuz Space Programme) The Soyuz TM-16 was a crewed space flight mission that occurred under the Soyuz programme, which is a human spaceflight program run by Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency. Launched on April 27, 1988, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TM-16 mission marked the commencement of the Mir Space Station's long-term crewed operation phase. The primary objectives of this mission included transporting a new Expedition Crew to the Mir space station and returning the departing Expedition Crew to Earth. The mission carried cosmonauts Anatoly Artsebarsky, Lev Tsuraev, and Alexander Lazutkin, who successfully docked with the Mir space station on April 29, 1988, and later returned to Earth safely on October 4, 1988. The Soyuz TM-16 mission was a crucial milestone in the history of human space exploration, contributing significantly to the advancement of manned spaceflight capabilities, particularly within the context of the international space community.