Savitskaya

Svetlana Yevgeniyena

USSR/CIS

International order n°: 111

Russian cosm. n°: 53

2nd female astronaut of the world.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	08 Aug 1948
Birthplace:	Moscow / RUSSIA
Marital status:	married
Children:	one
Selection date:	30 Jul 1980
Job:	Flight engineer
Status:	Ret. 27 Oct 1993

Savitskaya Svetlana

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-T7	17h.11m.52s. Aug 19, 1982	AI VE-2/SLT7	Soyuz-T5	15h.04m.16s. Aug 27, 1982	7d.21h.52m.24s.
2	Soyuz-T12	17h.40m.54s. Jul 17, 1984	FE VE-4/SLT7	Soyuz-T12	12h.55m.30s. Jul 29, 1984	11d.19h.14m.36s.
Total duration:						19d.17h.07m.00s.

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
25 Jul 1984	14:55	3h 34m	Dzhanibekov and Savitskaya; station "Salyut-7".
Total:		3h 34m	EVAs: 1

Additional information

Pilot, parachutist; aeronautical engineer; was selected from GMVK as cosmonaut on 30.07.1980; she was assigned as commander of a all-female Soyuz-crew, but the mission was cancelled; since 1983 she worked at NPOE; hobbies: Needlework, cooking, movies, classical music.

Ref: #16, #21, #302 - update: 27.08.17