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

Personal Patch:

Additional information:

Officer, Air Force; graduated from Air Force Institute; test pilot; was selected on 02.09.1985 from GKN-2 for Buran-flights; 1988 TsPK-9; OKP: 11/85 - 12/87;

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