Aleksandr Lazutkin

Aleksandr Lazutkin

Infobox Astronaut
name =Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin


type =Cosmonaut
nationality =Russian
date_birth =October 30, 1957
place_birth =Moscow, Russia
occupation =Flight engineer
selection =1992
time =184d 22h 07m
mission =Soyuz TM-25
insignia =|

Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin (Russian: Алексапдр Иванович Лазуткин; born October 30, 1957 in Moscow) is a Russian cosmonaut.

He was selected as cosmonaut on March 3, 1992. His first spaceflight was Soyuz TM-25, on which he was the flight engineer.

He is married with two children.

Lazutkin was aboard the Mir Space Station when the collision with the resupply vessel occurred. During a personal account of this event, he stated that it was clear that the air was escaping from the station. Although not audible above the noise of the station, the reduction in pressure became evident in the ears. The crew retreated to the safe part of the station and Lazutkin himself shut the hatch on the damaged section. Instantly, he knew air was no longer escaping but realised his hands were shaking as a result of what had happened. He describes quite wonderfully that he was so scared he didn't realise... that was why his hands were shaking. Shortly afterward, the station lost power as it receded around the night side of the earth. The silence and darkness he describes as unlike anything he had ever experienced before or since. As he gazed down at the dim lights of the earth shining up from the surface, as he contemplated his own mortality and his dire situation, he thought, "This is not so bad, I'm still alive".Lazutkin is currently helping to promote space science to young people (June 2006). Despite his difficulty with English, his recollections are nothing short of inspirational and remarkable.


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