Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (; born 28 September 1940) is a retired
Soviet
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cosmonaut
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who flew as Flight Engineer on
Soyuz 29 and
Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.
Ivanchenkov first flew on
Soyuz 29 in 1978 to the
Salyut 6 space station. It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander
Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Ivanchenkov established a new space endurance record of 139 days.
Ivanchenkov flew for a second time in 1982 on the
Soyuz T-6 mission to the
Salyut 7
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space station.
Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman,
Jean-Loup Chrétien.
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Biography
Ivanchenkov is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.
Honours and awards
*Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
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;
*Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
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;
*Two Orders of Lenin;
*Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
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(Russian Federation);
*Hero of the German Democratic Republic;
* Order of Karl Marx;
*Commander of the Legion of Honour
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(France);
* Cross of Grunwald 3rd class.
See also
* Spaceflight records
References
External links
The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur
1940 births
Living people
People from Ivanteyevka
Soviet cosmonauts
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Soviet engineers
Salyut program cosmonauts
Spacewalkers
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