Published on 02:59 PM, November 03, 2015

Afghan cosmonaut stuck in orbit

The first Afghan cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand. Photo: BBC Online

How much would you like to be adrift in space with enough oxygen for just 24 hours? That's what happened to Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghanistan's only cosmonaut, who was travelling back to earth with a Russian commander in 1988 - when their engines failed.