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Valery Ryumin

Valery Ryumin (1939–2022) flew to space 5 times, spending 371.7 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz 25, 1977.

Soviet Union5 spaceflights371.7 days in space

Spaceflights

Oct 9, 1977
Soyuz 25Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Feb 25, 1979
Soyuz 32Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Jun 6, 1979
Soyuz 34
Apr 9, 1980
Soyuz 35Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Jul 23, 1980
Soyuz 37Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Jun 2, 1998
STS-91Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1939
Died
2022
Occupation
astronaut, engineer, flight engineer
Rank
podpolkovnik

In space

Spaceflights
5
Time in space
371.73 days
First flight
October 9, 1977
Latest flight
STS-91
Education
Moscow State Forest University
Awards (Wikidata)
20: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class…

Source: Wikidata Q472497 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.