Ivanchenkov

Aleksandr Sergeyevich

USSR/CIS

International order nº: 88

Russian cosm. nº: 44

Personal data:


Birthdate:  28 Sep 1940
Birthplace:  Ivanteyevka / Moscow Oblast / RUSSIA
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  27 March 1973
Selection group:  TsKBEM-3
Job:  Test Cosmonaut (TC), Flight engineer
Status:  Ret. 03 Nov 1993
Ivanchenkov Aleksandr

Ivanchenkov photo signed

Spaceflights:

Nº Launch Spacecraft Date and time
of launch		 Status while
launch		 Spacecraft
of landing		 Date and time
of landing		 Duration
1 Soyuz-29 15 Jun 1978
20:16:45 UT		 FE
PE-2/SLT6		 Soyuz-31 02 Nov 1978
11:04:17 UT		 139d 14h 47m 32s
2 Soyuz-T 6 24 June 1982
16:29:48 UT		 FE
VE-1/SLT7		 Soyuz-T 6 02 Jul 1982
14:20:40 UT		 7d 21h 50m 52s
Total duration: 147d 12h 38m 24s

EVA's:

Date of
beginning		 Time (UT) of
beginning		 Duration Explanation
29 Jul 1978 04:00 2h 20m Kovalyonok and Ivanchenkov ; station "Salyut-6", PE-2 - Recovery of tools and experiments
Total: 2h 20m EVAs: 1

Backup assignments:

No. Mission Job Date
1  Soyuz 16  Flight Engineer  
2  Soyuz 25  Flight Engineer  
3  Soyuz 26  Flight Engineer  
4  Soyuz 27  Flight Engineer  

Additional information

  • Doctorate degree in computer sciences; engineer; was selected as cosmonaut on 27.03.1973 from GMVK(TsKBEM-3); was assigned as backup for different Soyuz-flights (ASTP); worked at NPO Energiya; later training for a Buran-flight; recreational interests include: Traveling, skiing, tennis, playing the guitar.
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