Aksyonov

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Aksyonov

Valdimir Viktorovich Aksyonov Status: Inactive. Trained as: Cosmonaut. Profession: Engineer. Sex: Male. Marital Status: Married. Children: Two. Birth Date: 01 February 1935. Birth City: Giblitsy. Birth State: Ryazan. Birth Country: Russia. Nationality: Russian. Affiliation: Civilian Engineer, Korolev OKB. Group: 1973 Civilian Engineer Group. Detachment: TsKBEM- 3. Date Selected: 27 March 1973. Date Departed: 17 October 1988. Number of Flights: 2. Total Time: 11.84 days. Comments: Director of a scientific research institute, 1989.

Flight Log

Soyuz 22 - - 1976 Sep 15 - Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight Time: 7.91 days. Flight details: Soyuz 22.
Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes. Recovered September 23, 1976 7:42 GMT. Landed 150 km NW Tselinograd.
Soyuz T-2 - - 1980 Jun 5 - Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight Time: 3.93 days. Flight details: Soyuz T-2.
Test flight of new Soyuz T; docked with Salyut 6. Conducted testing and development of on-board systems in the improved Soyuz T series transport vehicle under piloted conditions. Recovered June 9, 1980 12:40 GMT.

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