Career record
Flights
3
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
200d 14h
Career EVA time
under a minute
Spacewalks
0
Biography
Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Launches
- Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-7 — Commander · Success · August 19, 1982 · 17:11 UTC
- Soyuz-U | Soyuz 40 — Commander · Success · May 14, 1981 · 17:16 UTC
- Soyuz-U | Soyuz 35 — Commander · Success · April 9, 1980 · 13:38 UTC
Born 1945-08-31