Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
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| Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov | |
|---|---|
| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | February 20, 1943 Moscow, Russia |
| Other occupation | Flight engineer |
| Space time | 309d 18h 02m |
| Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
| Missions | Soyuz T-9, Soyuz TM-3 |
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).
Born in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems.
He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. After being backup for Soyuz T-8, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-9. He was backup again on Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz T-15, and had his second spaceflight on Soyuz TM-3. All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 3 minutes in space. 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.
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