Vladimir Aksyonov

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Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov
Cosmonaut
Nationality	Soviet
Born	February 1, 1935 Giblitsy, Russia
Other occupation	Pilot
Space time	11d 20h 11m
Selection	Civilian Specialist Group 5
Missions	Soyuz 22, Soyuz T-2

Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov (Влади́мир Ви́кторович Аксёнов) (born in Giblitsy, Kazimov Rayon, Ryazan Oblast, Russian SFSR on February 1, 1935) is a Soviet cosmonaut, married with two children. He graduated from institute of Engineering with diploma and graduated from Air Force Institute and graduated from polytechnical Institute. He was a candidate technical science.

Selected as cosmonaut on March 3, 1973. Vladimir Aksyonov was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union on two occasions. Retired on October 17, 1988.

Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 22 and Soyuz T-2.

He is currently director of the institute for research of mineral resources.