Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov

Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov

Infobox Astronaut
name =Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
type = Cosmonaut
nationality =Soviet
date_birth =February 20 1943
place_birth =Moscow, Russia
occupation =Flight engineer
selection =1978 Intercosmos Group
time =309d 18h 02m
mission =Soyuz T-9, Soyuz TM-3
insignia =|

Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov ( _ru. Александр Павлович Александров), born February 20 1943) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983 and December 29, 1987).

Born in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems.

He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. After being backup for Soyuz T-8, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-9. He was backup again on Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz T-15, and had his second spaceflight on Soyuz TM-3. All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 3 minutes in space. He resigned from the cosmonaut team on October 26, 1993, when he became chief of NPOE Cosmonaut-group; since 1996 he is Chief flight test directorate of RKKE.

He is married with two children.


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