Nationality Soviet / Russian Name Viktor Savinykh Time in space 252d 17h 38m Role Cosmonaut | Selection 1978 Intercosmos Group First space flight Soyuz T-4 Awards Other occupation Flight engineer | |
Born 7 March 1940 (age 84)
Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, USSR ( 1940-03-07 ) Space missions Soyuz T-13, Soyuz T-10, Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-5, Soyuz T-4 Similar People Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Vladimir Kovalyonok, Georgy Grechko, Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, Anatoly Solovyev |
Pt 1/ 3 On the far station will come down (На дальней станции сойду) in russian
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on March 7, 1940. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Retired on February 9, 1989.
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Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.
Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space.
Honours and awards
In 2007, a monument at the Tsiolkovsky, Air and Space Museum, Kirov.
Honorary citizen of Kaluga, Perm, Kirov, Dzhezkazgan (Kazakhstan), Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan (Mongolia)
Honorary Citizen of the Kirov region.
In 2005, minor planet 6890, was named after Savinykh.
References
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