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Valeri Polyakov

Valeri Polyakov (1942–2022) flew to space 4 times, spending 678.7 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Russia. First flight: Soyuz TM-6, 1988.

Russia4 spaceflights678.7 days in space

Spaceflights

Aug 29, 1988
Soyuz TM-6Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Nov 26, 1988
Soyuz TM-7Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Jan 8, 1994
Soyuz TM-18Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Oct 3, 1994
Soyuz TM-20Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Russia
Born
1942
Died
2022
Occupation
physician, astronaut
Rank
podpolkovnik

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
678.69 days
First flight
August 29, 1988
Latest flight
Soyuz TM-20
Education
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Awards (Wikidata)
15: Officer of the Legion of Honour; Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union…

Source: Wikidata Q317792 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.