Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (born July 30, 1953 in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russiancosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994. July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Fryazino is a small scientific town located at a North-East area of the Moscow region, 25 km away from the city of Moscow. ... Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ... State motto: Пролетарии вÑех Ñтран, ÑоединÑйтеÑÑŒ! (Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None (Russian in practice) Capital Moscow (last) Chairman of the Supreme Council Boris Yeltsin Established In the USSR: - Since - Until November 7, 1917 December 30, 1922 December 12, 1991 Area - Total - % water Ranked 1st in former Soviet Union 17,075,200... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
He flew as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-9. A flight engineer is a flight crew member who is responsible for monitoring aircraft systems in flight and for checking the aircraft before and after each flight. ... Crew Anatoly Solovyev (2) Aleksandr Balandin (1) Mission parameters Mass: 7150 kg Perigee: 373 km Apogee: 387 km Inclination: 51. ...
On February 13, 1990 a new crew, including Anatoly Soloviev and AleksandrBalandin arrvied to Mir onboard Soyuz TM-9, to relieve Viktorenko and Serebrov.
On June 10, 1990, the expedition recieved a new permanent extension to the Mir space station -- the Kristall research module, which featured a docking port compatible with the Buran reusable orbiter.
In November, upon conclusion of its mission to Mir, the Progress M-5 spacecraft, jettisoned a retrievable capsule dubbed Raduga, expanding the capability of returning cargo from orbit.
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