Polyakov

Valeri Vladimirovich

USSR/CIS


International order n°: 210

Russian cosm. n°: 66


Personal data:

Birthdate:  27.04.1942
Birtplace:  Tula / Tula Oblast / RUSSIA
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  22.03.1972
Job:  Doctor cosmonaut
Status:  Ret. 01.06.1995

 

Spaceflights:

Ord.
num.
Startup
spacecraft
Date and
time of
launch (UT)
Status
while
launch
Spacecraft
of landing
Date and
time of
landing (UT)
Duration
1 Soyuz-TM 6 04h.23m.11s.
Aug 29, 1988
PhI
PE-3,4/MIR
Soyuz-TM 7 02h.57m.58s.
Apr 27, 1989
240d.22h.34m.47s.
2 Soyuz-TM18 10h.05m.34s.
Jan 08, 1994
PhA
PE-15,16,17/MIR
Soyuz-TM20 04h.04m.05s.
Mar 22, 1995
437d.17h.58m.31s.
Total duration: 678d.16h.33m.18s.

Additional information

Graduated from Moscow Medicine Institute with a doctorate degree; specialised on astronautics medicine at Instutute of Medical and Biological Problems, Ministry of Public Health (IMBP), Moscow; was selected as cosmonaut on 22.03.1972 (IMBP-1); OKP: 10/72 - 12/79; presently Deputy Director of IMBP.

Ref: #16, #21 - update: 29.04.07