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Valeri Polyakov
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Soviet and Russian cosmonaut
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Valeri Polyakov was a Russian physician and astronaut born in Tula in 1942. He was educated at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University and held the rank of podpolkovnik. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was a citizen of both the Soviet Union and Russia. His native language was Russian, and he was born with the name Valeriy Ivanovich Korshunov.
Polyakov participated in spaceflights as a member of the crews for Soyuz TM-6, Soyuz TM-7, Soyuz TM-18, and Soyuz TM-20. He spent 977312 units of time in space. His notable awards include the Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin, the Officer of the Legion of Honour, and the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation. He died in Moscow in 2022 and was buried at Vagankovo Cemetery.
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Key facts
- Born
- Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov , ( 1942-04-27 ) 27 April 1942, Tula , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) (aged 80), Moscow , Russia
- Occupation
- Physician
- Awards
- See below
- Time in space
- 678 days, 16 hours, 33 minutes, 18 seconds
- Selection
- Medical Group 3 (1972)
- Missions
- Soyuz TM-6 / TM-7 ( Mir EO-3 / 4 ) Soyuz TM-18 / TM-20 ( Mir EO-15 / 16 / 17 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Polyakov
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Tula
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- astronaut
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Military rank
- podpolkovnik
- Image
- Cosmonaut Polyakov Watches Discovery's Rendezvous With Mir crop.jpg
- Significant event
- spaceflight
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- Commons category
- Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov
- date of birth
- 1942-04-27
- time in space
- 977312
- name in native language
- Валерий Владимирович Поляков
- date of death
- 2022-09-07
- birth name
- Валерий Иванович Коршунов
- place of burial
- Vagankovo Cemetery
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz TM-7
- P450
- Soyuz TM-7
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Encyclopedic overview
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ pəlʲɪˈkof]; born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov [Валерий Иванович Коршунов]; 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space, staying aboard the Mir space station for more than 14 months (437 days, 18 hours) during one trip. His combined space experience was more than 22 months.
Selected as a cosmonaut in 1972, Polyakov made his first flight into space aboard Soyuz TM-6 in 1988. He returned to Earth 240 days later aboard TM-7. Polyakov completed his second flight into space in 1994–1995, spending 437 days in space between launching on Soyuz TM-18 and landing with TM-20, setting the record for the longest time continuously spent in space by an individual.
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