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Igor Volk

Igor Volk (1937–2017) flew to space once, spending 11.8 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz T-12, 1984.

Soviet Union1 spaceflights11.8 days in space

Spaceflights

Jul 17, 1984
Soyuz T-12Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1937
Died
2017
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, inventor, test pilot
Employer
Gromov Flight Research Institute
Military branch
Soviet Air Forces
Rank
colonel

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
11.80 days
First flight
July 17, 1984
Education
Ukrainian State Flight Academy; Moscow Aviation Institute; Fedotov Test Pilot School
Awards (Wikidata)
13: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class…

Source: Wikidata Q280301 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.