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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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Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (em russo: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, nascido como Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Tula, 27 de abril de 1942 – Moscou, 7 de setembro de 2022) foi um cosmonauta russo. Ele continua o detentor do recorde de maior permanência contínua no espaço, ficando abordo da Mir por mais de 14 meses (437 dias e 18 horas) durante uma única viagem. Sua experiência em missões espaciais acumula mais de 22 meses. Selecionado como cosmonauta em 1972, Polyakov realizou seu primeiro voo na Soyuz TM-6 em 1988. Ele retornou à Terra 240 dias depois abordo da TM-7. Polyakov realizou seu segundo voo entre 1994-1995, ficando 437 dias no espaço entre o lançamento da Soyuz TM-18 e o pouso da Soyuz TM-20, marcando o recorde de maior tempo contínuo passado no espaço por qualquer individuo na história humana.
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