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Gennadi Strekalov

Gennadi Strekalov (1940–2004) flew to space 8 times, spending 268.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz T-3, 1980.

Soviet Union8 spaceflights268.9 days in space

Spaceflights

Nov 27, 1980
Soyuz T-3Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Apr 20, 1983
Soyuz T-8Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Sep 26, 1983
Soyuz 7K-ST No.16LSoyuz-U · Baikonur
Feb 8, 1984
Soyuz T-10Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Apr 3, 1984
Soyuz T-11Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Aug 1, 1990
Soyuz TM-10Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Mar 14, 1995
Soyuz TM-21Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Jun 27, 1995
STS-71Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1940
Died
2004
Occupation
engineer, astronaut, flight engineer
Employer
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Rank
Major

In space

Spaceflights
8
Time in space
268.93 days
First flight
November 27, 1980
Latest flight
STS-71
Education
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Awards (Wikidata)
16: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of the October Revolution…

Source: Wikidata Q470256 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.