Aleksandr Laveykin was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR on April 21, 1951. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Retired on March 28, 1994. Moscow (Russian: МоÑкваÌ, Moskva, IPA: â–¶) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 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). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-2. Crew Launched: Yuri Romanenko (3) Aleksandr Laveykin (1) Landed: Alexander Viktorenko (1) Aleksandr Laveykin (1) Muhammed Faris (1) - Syria Mission Parameters Mass: 7100 kg Perigee: 341 km Apogee: 365 km Inclination: 51. ...
Laveykin developed heart irregularities which made necessary his early return to Earth.
Maneuvers were impossible during this period, because the probe of the Kvant/FSM combination would wobble loosely in Mir's aft port drogue unit, banging the docking collars together.
On April 11 Romanenko and Laveykin exited Mir to examine and, if possible, repair the problem with Kvant.
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