Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 27.05.1948 |
| Birthplace: | Gorlovka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| 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-14 | Research Cosmonaut | 17.09.1985 - 21.11.1985 | 64d 21h 52m |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-7 / Mir-4 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 26.11.1988 - 27.04.1989 | 151d 11h 08m |
| 3 | Soyuz TM-13 / Mir-10 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 02.10.1991 - 25.03.1992 | 175d 02h 51m |
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| Total | 391d 11h 51m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-4 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-12 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Chuguyev Higher Air Force
School, Kharkov, 1970; graduated from Military Academy, Moscow, 1991; Colonel
and test pilot, Soviet Air Force, Res.; was selected as cosmonaut on 23.08.1976
(TsPK-6);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 23.08.1976 -
30.01.1979; from 1990-1998 Commander, Cosmonaut Detachment; retired from active
duty on 11.10.1998; in 2000 he became President of TV channel
“Mus-TV”, Moscow; father of cosmonaut Sergei
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