Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov Explained

Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
Type:Cosmonaut
Nationality:Soviet
Birth Date:20 February 1943
Birth Place:Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation:Flight engineer
Status:Retired
Selection:1978 Intercosmos Group
Time:309d 18h 02m
Mission:Soyuz T-9, Mir EO-2 (Soyuz TM-3)
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Russian: Александр Павлович Александров; born February 20, 1943)[1] is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983, and December 29, 1987).

Biography

Born in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems.[2]

He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978.[1] 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.[1] He served as backup for Soyuz T-8, Soyuz T-13, and Soyuz T-15.[1]

He resigned from the cosmonaut team on October 26, 1993, when he became chief of NPOE Cosmonaut-group; since 1996 he is Chief flight test directorate of RKKE. He is married with two children.[1]

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov. spacefacts.de. 24 November 2010.
  2. Web site: Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 24 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101129232453/http://astronautix.com/astros/alendrov.htm. 29 November 2010. dead.