Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov | |
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Cosmonaut | |
Born |
Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
July 20, 1941
Other occupation
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Pilot |
Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space
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333d 07h 47m |
Selection | Air Force Group 4 |
Missions | Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, Mir EP-3 (Soyuz TM-6/Soyuz TM-5) |
Awards |
Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov (Russian: Влади́мир Афана́сьевич Ля́хов; born July 20, 1941) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
He was selected as cosmonaut on May 5, 1967, and retired on September 7, 1994. Lyakhov was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9 and Soyuz TM-6, and spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space. He is married and has two children.
He was awarded: