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Aleksandr Serebrov
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Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1944–2013)
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Aleksandr Serebrov was a Soviet and Russian astronaut, aircraft pilot, scientist, and aerospace engineer. Born in Moscow in 1944, he was educated at and employed by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and held Russian citizenship. His professional work focused on astronautics, spacecraft, spaceflight, and space stations within the Soviet Union.
Serebrov served as a crew member on the Soyuz T-7, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-8, and Soyuz TM-17 missions. He received the awards Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, and Officer of the Legion of Honour. He authored two works, including Vremii︠a︡ i li︠u︡di and Vremi͡a︡ i li͡u︡di. Serebrov died in Moscow in 2013.
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- Works
- 2
Top works
- Vremii︠a︡ i li︠u︡di
- Vremi͡a︡ i li͡u︡di
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-02-15 ) 15 February 1944, Moscow , USSR
- Died
- 12 November 2013 (2013-11-12) (aged 69), Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- Flight engineer
- Time in space
- 372d 22h 52m
- Selection
- 1978 Intercosmos Group
- Total evas
- 10 (5 during Mir EO-5, 5 during EO-14)
- Total eva time
- 31h, 40m
- Missions
- Soyuz T-7 / Soyuz T-5 ( Salyut 7 EP-2 ), Soyuz T-8 (failed docking to Salyut 7), Soyuz TM-8 ( Mir EO-5 ), Soyuz TM-17 ( Mir EO-14 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- aerospace engineer
- Educated at
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Field of work
- space exploration
- Image
- Aleksandr Serebrov.jpg
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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Encyclopedic overview
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в, 15 February 1944 – 12 November 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), and was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978. He retired on 10 May 1995. He was married and had one child.
Serebrov flew on Soyuz T-7, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-8, and Soyuz TM-17. He was one of very few cosmonauts to fly for both the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation that followed it. He held the record for most spacewalks, 10, until Anatoly Solovyev surpassed it. In all, he spent 371.95 days in space. Serebrov contributed to the design of Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and the Mir space stations. He helped design, and, according to a New York Times obituary, "was the first to test a one-person vehicle - popularly called a space motorcycle - to rescue space crews in distress and repair satellites." This vehicle, known as Icarus, was tested in February 1990, and remained onboard Mir for several years but was never used after that.
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