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Viktor Savinykh

Viktor Savinykh (1940) has flown to space 5 times, spending 252.7 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Salyut 6, 1977.

Soviet Union5 spaceflights252.7 days in space

Spaceflights

Sep 29, 1977
Salyut 6
Mar 12, 1981
Soyuz T-4Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Apr 19, 1982
Salyut 7
Jun 6, 1985
Soyuz T-13Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Sep 17, 1985
Soyuz T-14Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Feb 19, 1986
Mir
Dec 21, 1987
Soyuz TM-4Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Jun 7, 1988
Soyuz TM-5Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1940
Occupation
astronaut, writer, military flight engineer, politician
Employer
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography

In space

Spaceflights
5
Time in space
252.73 days
First flight
September 29, 1977
Latest flight
Soyuz TM-5
Education
Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography
Awards (Wikidata)
32: USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of Honour…

Source: Wikidata Q431006 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.