Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Valeri Ivanovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 29.10.1952 |
| Birthplace: | Kapustin Yar / Astrakhan Oblast / Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 25.01.1989 |
| Selection group: | GKNII-3 / TsPK-12 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 10.06.2008 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-96 Discovery | MS | 27.05.1999 - 06.06.1999 | 9d 19h 13m |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-7 / ISS-12 | Flight Engineer | 01.10.2005 - 08.04.2006 | 189d 19h 52m |
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| Total | 199d 15h 05m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-3 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-5 | Commander |
Additional information
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Colonel, Russian Air Force, Ret.; graduated
from Stavropol Higher Military School of Fighter Pilots, 1973; graduated from
Test Pilot Training Center in Akhtubinsk, 1982; graduated from Gagarin Air
Force Academy, Monino,1993; master's degree in state administration from the
National Economy Academy, 1997; was selected as cosmonaut on 25.01.1989 (GKNII-4); turned over to
TsPK-12 on 28.07.1997;
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/89 - 4/91; Hobbies:
Nature, automobiles, airplanes, game-sports; was elected on 23.03.2008 as chief
of the kray Rostov (area Yaroslavl); retired as cosmonaut on 10.06.2008.
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