Aleksandr Ivanchenkov

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Иванче́нков; born 28 September 1940 ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov
Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov on the 1978 Soviet stamp "140 days in space"
Born (1940-09-28) 28 September 1940
NationalitySoviet / Russian
OccupationEngineer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (2)
Order of Lenin (2)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
147d 12h 37m
SelectionCivilian Specialist Group 5
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
2 hours 5 minutes
MissionsSoyuz 29/Soyuz 31, Soyuz T-6

Biography

Ivanchenkov is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.

Honours and awards

See also


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