Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko | |
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Cosmonaut | |
Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
Born | March 29, 1947 Olginka, Kazakhstan |
Other occupation | Test Pilot |
Rank | Colonel, Russian Air Force |
Time in space | 498d 01h 33m |
Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
Missions | Mir EP-1 (Soyuz TM-3 / Soyuz TM-2), Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14, Soyuz TM-20 |
Mission insignia |
Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (Александр Степанович Викторенко) is a Soviet cosmonaut. He was born in Olginka, North-Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakh SSR on March 29, 1947. He is married with two children.
He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 23, 1978, and retired on May 30, 1997. During his active career he had been Commander of Soyuz TM-3, Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TM-20. He has spent a total of 489 days in space.[1]