Aleksandr Viktorenko

Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko
Cosmonaut
Nationality Soviet / Russian
Born (1947-03-29) March 29, 1947
Olginka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
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]

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