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Aleksandr Poleshchuk

Aleksandr Poleshchuk (1953) has flown to space once, spending 179.0 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz TM-16, 1993.

Soviet Union1 spaceflights179.0 days in space

Spaceflights

Jan 24, 1993
Soyuz TM-16Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1953
Occupation
engineer, astronaut
Military branch
Russian Air Force
Rank
captain

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
179.03 days
First flight
January 24, 1993
Education
Moscow Aviation Institute
Awards (Wikidata)
4: Officer of the National Order of Merit; Hero of the Russian Federation; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"…

Source: Wikidata Q711010 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.