Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Russian: Александр Павлович Александров; born February 20, 1943)[1] is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983, and December 29, 1987).
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov | |
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| Born | 20 February 1943 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Occupation | Flight engineer |
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| Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 309d 18h 02m |
| Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
| Missions | Soyuz T-9, Mir EO-2 (Soyuz TM-3) |
Mission insignia |  |
Biography
editBorn in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems.[2]
He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978.[1] For his first spaceflight, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-9, which lasted from June to November 1983. For his second spaceflight, he replaced one of the long-duration crew members of Mir EO-2. For the spaceflight, he was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-3 in July 1987, and landed with the same spacecraft in December 1987. All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes in space.[1] He served as backup for Soyuz T-8, Soyuz T-13, and Soyuz T-15.[1]
He resigned from the cosmonaut team on October 26, 1993, when he became chief of NPOE Cosmonaut-group; since 1996 he is Chief flight test directorate of RKKE. He is married with two children.[1]
Honours and awards
edit- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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