Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1953 |
| Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
| Occupation | Flight engineer |
| Awards |   |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 179d 01h 17m |
| Selection | 1978 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-9 |
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Баландин) (born July 30, 1953 in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994.
He flew as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-9.[1]
He worked at NPO Energia until 1994, and was then President of Lendint-Association until 2000.[2]
He was awarded:
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
- Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
References
   | This biographical article about a Russian scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.jpg){kind=small} | This article about an astronaut is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |