Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov (cosmonaut)
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| Cosmonaut | |
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| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | May 27, 1948 Gorlovka, Ukrainian SSR |
| Occupation1 | Test Pilot |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
| Space time | 391d 11h 52m |
| Selection | 1978 cosmonaut Group |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz T-14, Soyuz TM-7, Soyuz TM-13 |
| 1 previous or current | |
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Во́лков) (born May 27, 1948) is a Russian cosmonaut.
At the age of 13, Volkov witnessed Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space and this inspired him to become a cosmonoaut. He joined the Russian space programme and became a test pilot before realising his dream.
Onboard the Mir space station, he controlled the docking procedures among other things.
The Soviet Union broke up in 1991. At the time Volkov was orbiting Earth on Mir with Sergei K. Krikalev. Having gone into orbit as Soviet citizens, they returned to Earth as Russian citizens.
As part of national Science and Engineering week, he and Dr. Alex Martynov were invited to Ousedale Secondary School to give talk about his time in space. The talk was translated by his counterpart Dr. Martynov, who also gave a talk about the Russian space mission to Mars.
He is the father of Sergey Volkov.
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