Afanasyev

Viktor Mikhailovich

USSR/CIS


International n°: 241

Russia cosm. n°: 70


Personal data:

Birth date:  31 Dec 1948
Birthplace:  Bryansk / Bryansk Oblast/ RUSSIA
Marital status:  married with Elena Yakovlievna Kalinoupchina
Children:  two (born 1974 and 1981)
Selection date:  02 Sep 1985
Selection group:  
Job:  Pilot
Status:  Ret. 17.04.2006

Spaceflights:

No Launch Spacecraft Date and time 
launch (UT)
Status while
launch
Landing Spacecraft Date and time
landing (UT)
Duration
1 Soyuz-TM11 08h.13m.32s.
Dec 02, 1990
Cdr
PE-8/MIR
Soyuz-TM11 10h.04m.13s.
May 26, 1991
175d.01h.50m.41s.
2 Soyuz-TM18 10h.05m.34s.
Jan 08, 1994
Cdr
PE-15/MIR
Soyuz-TM18 10h.32m.35s.
Jul 09, 1994
182d.00h.27m.01s.
3 Soyuz-TM29 04h.18m.01s.
Feb 20, 1999
Cdr
PE-27/MIR
Soyuz-TM29 00h.34m.20s.
Aug 28, 1999
188d.20h.16m.19s.
4 Soyuz-TM33 08h.59m.35s.
Oct 21, 2001
Cdr Soyuz-TM32 05h.00m.00s.
Oct 31, 2001
9d.20h.00m. 25s.
Total duration: 555d.18h.34m.26s.

EVA's:

Date of
beginning

Time of
beginning

Duration

Crew & Remarks

Jan 07, 1991

17:03 UT

5h 18m

Afanasyev and Manarov - station "Mir"
Repair damaged Kvant 2 hatch. Prepare to transfer Kristall's solar arrays to Kvant.

Jan 23, 1991

10:59 UT

5h 33m

Afanasyev and Manarov - station "Mir"
Install Strela boom.

Jan 26, 1991

09:00 UT

6h 20m

Afanasyev and Manarov - station "Mir"
Install support structures on Kvant for Kristall solar arrays.

Apr 25, 1991

20:29 UT

3h 34m
(2h 25m?)

Afanasyev and Manarov - station "Mir"
Inspect damaged Kurs antenna on Kvant

Apr 16, 1999

04:37 UT

6h 19m

Afanasyev and Haignere - station "Mir"
Hand-launch Sputnik 99 amateur radio satellite.

Jul 23, 1999

11:06 UT

6h 07m

Afanasyev and Avdeyev - station "Mir"
Install new experimental 6-meter antenna.

Jul 28, 1999

09:37 UT

5h 22m

Afanasyev and Avdeyev - station "Mir"
Install new experimental 6-meter antenna.

Total time:

38h 33m

Total EVA's: 7

Backup assignments:

No. Mission Description
1  Soyuz TM-8A  Prime crew for planned flight to ensure continuous occupation of the Mir space station. Cancelled due to budget cutbacks and delays with the Kvant 2 and Kristall modules.
2  Soyuz TM-9  2nd backup crew
3  Soyuz TM-10  Exp EO-07 backup
4  Soyuz TM-17  Exp EO-17 backup
5  Soyuz TM-27  Exp EO-25 backup
6  Soyuz TM-32  ISS EP-01 backup

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Ref: #16, #21, #215, #219 - update: 05.06.10