Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Yuri Viktorovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.08.1944 |
| Birthplace: | Koltubanovski, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 27.04.1970 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-5 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 11.10.1988 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 26 / Soyuz 27 | Commander | 10.12.1977 - 16.03.1978 | 96d 10h 00m |
| 2 | Soyuz 38 | Commander | 18.09.1980 - 26.09.1980 | 7d 20h 43m |
| 3 | Soyuz TM-2 / Mir-2 / Soyuz TM-3 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 05.02.1987 - 29.12.1987 | 326d 11h 38m |
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| Total | 430d 18d 21m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 16 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz 25 | Commander |
| 3 | Soyuz 40 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Chernigov Higher Air Force
School with a pilot-engineer's degree, 1966; graduated from Military Airforce
Academy, Monino, 1981; Colonel, Soviet Air Forces; was selected as cosmonaut on
27.04.1970 (TsPK-5); was assigned as double for several
Soyuz flights; later Director Soviet Shuttle program;
retired 1995 to work for SAO “Stilteks”; hobbies: Underwater-fishing,
building model aircraft, painting, driving; he is the father of cosmonaut Roman
Romanenko. |
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