Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Valentin Vitaliyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 14.04.1942 |
| Birthplace: | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 22.03.1972 |
| Selection group: | TsKBEM-2 / AN-4 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 25.02.1993 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 13 | Flight Engineer | 18.12. - 26.12.1973 | 7d 20h 55m |
| 2 | Soyuz T-5 / Soyuz T-7 | Flight Engineer | 13.05. - 10.12.1982 | 211d 09h 04m |
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| Total | 219d 05h 59m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 32 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School in
Orenburg, 1960; Candidate of Technical Sciences degree, 1975; doctorate degree
of technical sciences, 1985; designer of aircraft construction; was selected as
cosmonaut on 22.03.1972 (TsKBEM-2, later
AN); was assigned for a Buran mission; later Director
Institute of Geo-sciences within the Academy of Sciences; currently retired.
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