Born in Ivanteyevka, Moscow Oblast on September 28, 1940. Married with one child. Was selected as a cosmonaut on March 27, 1973. Retired on November 3, 1993. Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
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Upon arriving at Salyut 6, Kovalyonok and Ivanchenkov switched on the station’s air regenerators and thermal regulation system, and activated the water recycling system to reprocess water left aboard by the Tamyrs.
Onboard temperature was 20 °C, and air pressure was 750 mmHg (100 kPa).
Soon after this, Kovalyonok and Ivanchenkov performed maintenance on the station’s airlock, installed equipment they brought with them in Soyuz 29’s orbital module, and tested the station’s Kaskad orientation system.