Afanasyev

Viktor Mikhailovich

USSR/CIS

International order nº: 241

Russian cosm. nº: 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:  GKNII-2 / TsPK-9
Job:  Test Cosmonaut
Status:  Ret. 17 Apr 2006
Afanasiyev Viktor

Spaceflights:

No Launch Spacecraft Date and time 
launch (UT)
Status while
launch
Landing Spacecraft Date and time
landing (UT)
Duration
1 Soyuz-TM11 02 Dec 1990
08h 13m 32s
Cdr
PE-8/MIR
Soyuz-TM11 26 May 1991
10h 04m 13s
175d 01h 50m 41s.
2 Soyuz-TM18 08 Jan 1994
10h 05m 34s
Cdr
PE-15/MIR
Soyuz-TM18 09 Jul 1994
10h 32m 35s
182d 00h 27m 01s
3 Soyuz-TM29 20 Feb 1999
04h 18m 01s
Cdr
PE-27/MIR
Soyuz-TM29 28 Aug 1999
00h 34m20s
188d 20h 16m 19s
4 Soyuz-TM33 21 Oct 2001
08h 59m 35s
Cdr Soyuz-TM32 31 Oct 2001
05h 00m 00s
9d 20h 00m 25s
Total duration: 555d 18h 34m 26s

EVA′s:

Date of
beginning

Time (UT) of
beginning

Duration

Crew & Remarks

07 Jan 1991 17:03 UT 5h 18m Afanasyev and M.Manarov - station "Mir" - 1st [of 4] PE-8 EVA
Repair damaged Kvant 2 hatch. Prepare to transfer Kristall′s solar arrays to Kvant.
23 Jan 1991 10:59 UT 5h 33m Afanasyev and M.Manarov - station "Mir" - 2nd [of 4] PE-8 EVA
Mounting the first Strela crane on MIR.

26 Jan 1991

09:00 UT

6h 20m

Afanasyev and M.Manarov - station "Mir" - 3rd [of 4] PE-8 EVA
Install support structures on Kvant for Kristall solar arrays.

25 Apr 1991

20:29 UT

3h 34m

Afanasyev and M.Manarov - station "Mir" - 4th [of 4] PE-8 EVA
Inspect damaged Kurs antenna on Kvant

16 Apr 1999

04:37 UT

6h 19m

Afanasyev and J.P.Haignere - station "Mir" - 1st [of 3] PE-27 EVA
Hand-launch Sputnik-99 amateur radio satellite, evaluation of tools.

23 Jul 1999

11:06 UT

6h 07m

Afanasyev and S.Avdeyev - station "Mir" - 2nd [of 3] PE-27 EVA
Install new experimental 6-meter parabol antenna on Sofora.

28 Jul 1999

09:37 UT

5h 22m

Afanasyev and S.Avdeyev - station "Mir" - 3rd [of 3] PE-27 EVA
Unfolding parabol antenna on Sofora.

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:


Afanasyev path

Additional information:


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