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Astronauts from Soviet Union

87 people from Soviet Union flew to space, the first in 1961. Together they spent 14,490.2 days off Earth.

87 people14,490 days in space
Yuri GagarinYuri Gagarin1961 · 1 flight · 0.1 dGherman TitovGherman Titov1961 · 1 flight · 1.1 dAndriyan NikolayevAndriyan Nikolayev1962 · 2 flights · 21.6 dPavel PopovichPavel Popovich1962 · 2 flights · 18.7 dValery BykovskyValery Bykovsky1963 · 4 flights · 20.7 dValentina TereshkovaValentina Tereshkova1963 · 1 flight · 3.0 dBoris Borisovich YegorovBoris Borisovich Yegorov1964 · 1 flight · 1.0 dKonstantin FeoktistovKonstantin Feoktistov1964 · 1 flight · 1.0 dVladimir KomarovVladimir Komarov1964 · 2 flights · 2.1 dAlexey LeonovAlexey Leonov1965 · 2 flights · 7.0 dDDmitri Zaikin1965 · 1 flightPavel Ivanovich BelyayevPavel Ivanovich Belyayev1965 · 1 flight · 1.1 dGeorgy BeregovoyGeorgy Beregovoy1968 · 1 flight · 4.0 dAleksei YeliseyevAleksei Yeliseyev1969 · 4 flights · 8.9 dEvgeniy Vasilievich KhrunovEvgeniy Vasilievich Khrunov1969 · 2 flights · 2.0 dVladimir ShatalovVladimir Shatalov1969 · 3 flights · 9.9 dBoris VolynovBoris Volynov1969 · 2 flights · 52.3 dGeorgy ShoninGeorgy Shonin1969 · 1 flight · 4.9 dValeri KubasovValeri Kubasov1969 · 4 flights · 18.7 dViktor GorbatkoViktor Gorbatko1969 · 4 flights · 30.5 dVladislav VolkovVladislav Volkov1969 · 2 flights · 28.7 dVitaly SevastyanovVitaly Sevastyanov1970 · 2 flights · 80.7 dNikolay RukavishnikovNikolay Rukavishnikov1971 · 3 flights · 9.9 dGeorgy DobrovolskyGeorgy Dobrovolsky1971 · 1 flight · 23.8 dViktor PatsayevViktor Patsayev1971 · 1 flight · 23.8 dOleg Grigoryevich MakarovOleg Grigoryevich Makarov1973 · 5 flights · 20.7 dVasily LazarevVasily Lazarev1973 · 2 flights · 2.0 dLLev Vorobyov1973 · 1 flightPyotr KlimukPyotr Klimuk1973 · 3 flights · 78.8 dValentin LebedevValentin Lebedev1973 · 3 flights · 219.2 dYury ArtyukhinYury Artyukhin1974 · 1 flight · 15.7 dGennadi SarafanovGennadi Sarafanov1974 · 1 flight · 2.0 dLev DyominLev Dyomin1974 · 1 flight · 2.0 dAleksei GubarevAleksei Gubarev1974 · 3 flights · 37.5 dGeorgy GrechkoGeorgy Grechko1975 · 5 flights · 134.9 dYury GlazkovYury Glazkov1976 · 1 flight · 17.7 dVitaly ZholobovVitaly Zholobov1976 · 1 flight · 49.3 dVladimir AksyonovVladimir Aksyonov1976 · 2 flights · 11.8 dValeri RozhdestvenskiValeri Rozhdestvenski1976 · 1 flight · 2.0 dVyacheslav ZudovVyacheslav Zudov1976 · 1 flight · 2.0 dViktor SavinykhViktor Savinykh1977 · 5 flights · 252.7 dVladimir DzhanibekovVladimir Dzhanibekov1977 · 6 flights · 145.7 dVladimir KovalyonokVladimir Kovalyonok1977 · 4 flights · 216.4 dYury RomanenkoYury Romanenko1977 · 5 flights · 430.8 dValery RyuminValery Ryumin1977 · 5 flights · 371.7 dAleksandr IvanchenkovAleksandr Ivanchenkov1978 · 3 flights · 147.5 dVladimir LyakhovVladimir Lyakhov1979 · 4 flights · 333.3 dLeonid PopovLeonid Popov1980 · 5 flights · 200.6 dYury Vasilyevich MalyshevYury Vasilyevich Malyshev1980 · 3 flights · 11.8 dGennadi StrekalovGennadi Strekalov1980 · 8 flights · 268.9 dAleksandr Pavlovich AleksandrovAleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov1982 · 3 flights · 309.8 dAnatoly BerezovoyAnatoly Berezovoy1982 · 2 flights · 211.4 dOleg AtkovOleg Atkov1982 · 2 flights · 237.0 dAleksandr SerebrovAleksandr Serebrov1982 · 5 flights · 373.0 dSvetlana SavitskayaSvetlana Savitskaya1982 · 3 flights · 19.7 dVladimir TitovVladimir Titov1983 · 6 flights · 378.0 dVladimir SolovyovVladimir Solovyov1984 · 3 flights · 362.0 dIgor VolkIgor Volk1984 · 1 flight · 11.8 dAleksandr Aleksandrovich VolkovAleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov1985 · 3 flights · 391.5 dVVladimir Vasyutin1985 · 1 flight · 64.9 dAleksandr LaveykinAleksandr Laveykin1986 · 1 flight · 174.1 dAAleksandr Viktorenko1987 · 5 flights · 498.1 dAAnatolii Levchenko1987 · 2 flights · 7.9 dAnatoly Yakovlevich SolovyevAnatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev1987 · 7 flights · 651.0 dMusa ManarovMusa Manarov1987 · 3 flights · 541.0 dSergei KrikalevSergei Krikalev1988 · 8 flights · 803.4 dAleksandr Nikolayevich BalandinAleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin1990 · 1 flight · 179.1 dViktor AfanasyevViktor Afanasyev1990 · 5 flights · 555.8 dAnatoly ArtsebarskyAnatoly Artsebarsky1991 · 1 flight · 144.6 dToktar AubakirovToktar Aubakirov1991 · 2 flights · 7.9 dAleksandr KaleriAleksandr Kaleri1992 · 5 flights · 769.3 dAAleksandr Poleshchuk1993 · 1 flight · 179.0 dTalgat MusabayevTalgat Musabayev1994 · 4 flights · 341.4 dYuri MalenchenkoYuri Malenchenko1994 · 6 flights · 827.4 dYelena KondakovaYelena Kondakova1994 · 2 flights · 178.4 dYuri GuidzenkoYuri Guidzenko1995 · 5 flights · 329.9 dLeonid KadeniukLeonid Kadeniuk1997 · 1 flight · 15.7 dBoris MorukovBoris Morukov2000 · 1 flight · 11.8 dYury LonchakovYury Lonchakov2001 · 4 flights · 200.8 dKonstantin KozeyevKonstantin Kozeyev2001 · 2 flights · 9.8 dRoman RomanenkoRoman Romanenko2009 · 2 flights · 333.5 dMaksim SurayevMaksim Surayev2009 · 2 flights · 334.5 dOleg SkripochkaOleg Skripochka2010 · 3 flights · 536.2 dOleg NovitskiyOleg Novitskiy2012 · 5 flights · 545.1 dYelena SerovaYelena Serova2014 · 1 flight · 167.2 dSergey Kud-SverchkovSergey Kud-Sverchkov2020 · 2 flights · 426.0 dYulia PeresildYulia Peresild2021 · 2 flights · 11.7 d

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