Aleksandr Ivanchenkov

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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov
Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov on the 1978 Soviet stamp "140 days in space"
Born (1940-09-28) 28 September 1940 (age 83)
StatusRetired
NationalitySoviet / Russian
OccupationEngineer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (2)
Order of Lenin (2)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
147d 12h 37m
SelectionCivilian Specialist Group 5
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
2 hours 5 minutes
MissionsSoyuz 29/Soyuz 31, Soyuz T-6

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Иванче́нков; born 28 September 1940) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.[1]

Ivanchenkov first flew on Soyuz 29 in 1978 to the Salyut 6 space station.[2] It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Ivanchenkov established a new space endurance record of 139 days.[3]

Ivanchenkov flew for a second time in 1982 on the Soyuz T-6 mission to the Salyut 7 space station.[4] Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chrétien.[4]

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Ivanchenkov is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Ivanchenkov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Soyuz-29". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ Kevia Kloss (3 November 1978). "2 Soviet Cosmonauts Land After Record 139 Days in Orbit". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mir Hardware Heritage" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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