Vladimir Lyakhov

Vladimir Lyakhov
Vladimir Lyakhov
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Born	Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov; 20 July 1941; Antratsyt, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	19 April 2018 (aged 76); Astrakhan, Russia
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union
	Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	333d 07h 47m
Selection	Air Force Group 4
Missions	Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, Mir EP-3 (Soyuz TM-6/Soyuz TM-5)

Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov (Russian: Влади́мир Афана́сьевич Ля́хов; 20 July 1941 – 19 April 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut.

He was selected as cosmonaut on 5 May 1967, and retired on 7 September 1994. Lyakhov was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, and Soyuz TM-6, and spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space. He was married and had two children.

He was awarded:

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
Two Orders of Lenin;
Order of the October Revolution;
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation);
Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia);
Order "The Sun of Liberty" (Afghanistan);
Order of Merit 3rd class (Ukraine).

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