Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1983 to 1987, with 2 spacewalks in that span.
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Russian: Александр Павлович Александров; born February 20, 1943) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983, and December 29, 1987). He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. For his first spaceflight, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-9, which lasted from June to November 1983. For his second spaceflight, he replaced one of the long-duration crew members of Mir EO-2. For the spaceflight, he was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-3 in July 1987, and landed with the same spacecraft in December 1987. All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes in space. He served as backup for Soyuz T-8, Soyuz T-13, and Soyuz T-15.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Moscow
- Education
- Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Serpukhov Military Institute of Missile Forces
- Awards
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"; Gold Star medal; Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology; and 6 more
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-3July 22, 1987
- Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-9June 27, 1983 · 09:12 UTC
Spacewalks
- PE-2 EVA 21983-11-03
- PE-2 EVA 11983-11-01
Expeditions
- Mir EO-21987-02-05 – 1987-12-29
- Salyut 7 EO-21983-06-27 – 1983-11-23
Born 1943-02-20 · age 83