Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Vladimir Georgiyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.01.1947 |
| Birthplace: | Sretensk, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 23.08.1976 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-6 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 21.08.1998 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz T-8 | Commander | 20.04.1983 - 22.04.1983 | 2d 00h 17m |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-4 / Mir-3 / Soyuz TM-6 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 21.12.1987 - 21.12.1988 | 365d 22h 38m |
| 3 | STS-63 Discovery | MS | 03.02.1995 - 11.02.1995 | 8d 06h 28m |
| 4 | STS-86 Atlantis | MS | 26.09.1997 - 06.10.1997 | 10d 19h 20m |
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| Total | 387d 00h 43m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz T-5 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz T-9 | Commander |
| 3 | Soyuz TM-2 | Commander |
| 4 | STS-60 | MS |
Additional information
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Graduated from Higher Air Force College in
Chernigov, 1970; graduated from Test Pilot School in Akhtubinsk, 1977;
graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy, 1987; Colonel, Russian Air Force,
Ret.; was selected as cosmonaut on 23.08.1976 (TsPK-6);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 23.08.1976 -
30.01.1979; was a crewmember of aborted mission
Soyuz T-10A; hobbies: Tennis, hunting,
spending time with his family; later he worked at
GKNPTs Khrunichev; in 1999 he turned over to private
industries to become Director, Space and Communications; Boeing Company,
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