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Viktor Afanasyev
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Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and military pilot
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- Works
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
· 1951 · cited 10,392x
- THE ELECTRODYNAMICS OF SUBSTANCES WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY NEGATIVE VALUES OF $\epsilon$ AND μ
· 1968 · cited 9,458x
- Climbing the Density Functional Ladder: Nonempirical Meta–Generalized Gradient Approximation Designed for Molecules and Solids
· 2003 · cited 6,576x
- Comparison of multiple Amber force fields and development of improved protein backbone parameters
· 2006 · cited 6,563x
- THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
· 2009 · cited 4,691x
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Key facts
- Born
- Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev , ( 1948-12-31 ) 31 December 1948, Bryansk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Pilot
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Status
- Retired
- Rank
- Colonel , Russian Air Force
- Time in space
- 555d 18h 33m
- Selection
- 1985 Cosmonaut Group
- Total eva time
- 38 hours 04 minutes
- Missions
- Soyuz TM-11 ( Mir EO-8 ), Soyuz TM-18 ( Mir EO-15 ), Soyuz TM-29 ( Mir EO-27 ), Soyuz TM-33 / Soyuz TM-32 ( ISS EP-2 )
- Retirement
- 17 April 2006
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Encyclopedic overview
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Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyeva, born in 1952. They have two children. His father, Mikhail Z. Afanasyev, is deceased. His mother, Marya S. Afanasyeva, resides in Merkulyevo, Bryansk region, Russia. His recreational interests include football, swimming, and tourism. He considers his favorite meal to be borscht.
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