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Viktor Afanasyev

Viktor Afanasyev (1948) has flown to space 5 times, spending 555.8 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz TM-11, 1990.

Soviet Union5 spaceflights555.8 days in space

Spaceflights

Dec 2, 1990
Soyuz TM-11Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Jan 8, 1994
Soyuz TM-18Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Feb 20, 1999
Soyuz TM-29Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Apr 28, 2001
Soyuz TM-32Soyuz-U-PVB · Baikonur
Oct 21, 2001
Soyuz TM-33Soyuz-U-PVB · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1948
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, military personnel
Military branch
Russian Air Force
Rank
colonel

In space

Spaceflights
5
Time in space
555.77 days
First flight
December 2, 1990
Latest flight
Soyuz TM-33
Education
Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots; Moscow Aviation Institute
Awards (Wikidata)
18: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union…

Source: Wikidata Q471486 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.