Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Aleksandr Vladimirovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 19.01.1946 |
| Birthplace: | Vienna, Austria |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 12.07.1977 |
| Selection group: | LII-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Deceased 18.08.1988 |
| Date of death: | 18.08.1988 |
| Place of death: | Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-4 | Research Cosmonaut |
Additional information
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Graduated from Kachinsk Higher Military Pilot
School, 1970; graduated from Zhukovsky Test Pilot School; graduated from Moscow
Aviation Institute, 1980; civilian test pilot of
LII; was selected as cosmonaut for Buran flights on
12.07.1977 (LII-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 12/78 - 7/80; was
assigned as double for
Soyuz TM-4);
died in a crash of a Su-26M aerobatic airplane on 18.08.1988 at
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