Vladimir Kovalyonok

Tags: Astronaut.

Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born March 3 1942 in Beloye Minsk Oblast Byelorussian SSR is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.He entered the Soviet space programme on July 5 1967 and was commander of three missions. He retired from the cosmonaut team on June 23 1984.From 1990 to 1992 he was a Director of the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute Ministry of Defence (Russia).

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time in space (μ)

1.86953e+07

birth date

1942-03-03

birth place

Minsk Region, Krupki Raion

mission

Soyuz 25, Soyuz T-4, Soyuz 29

nationality

Russia, Soviet Union

occupation

Pilot (aeronautics)

selection

List of astronauts by year of selection

type

Astronaut