Vladimir Lyakhov was born in Antratsit, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, USSR (now the Ukraine) on July 20, 1941. He was selected as a cosmonaut on May 5, 1967, and retired on September 7, 1994. He was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9 and Soyuz TM-6, and has spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space. He is married, and has two children. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Crew Launched: Vladimir Lyakhov (1) Valery Ryumin (2) Landed: empty - no crew Mission Parameters Mass: 6800 kg Perigee: 198. ... Crew Vladimir Lyakhov (2) Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (1) Mission Parameters Mass: 6850 kg Perigee: 201 km Apogee: 229 km Inclination: 51. ... Crew Launched: Vladimir Lyakhov (3) Valeri Polyakov (1) Abdul Ahad Mohmand (1) - Afghanistan Landed: Vladimir Titov (3) Musa Manarov (1) Jean-Loup Chrétien (2) - France Mission Parameters Mass: 7070 kg Perigee: 195 km Apogee: 228 km Inclination: 51. ...
}Vladimir Afanasiyevich Lyakhov (; born in Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) on July 20, 1941) is a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.
He was selected as cosmonaut on May 5, 1967, and retired on September 7, 1994.
Lyakhov was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9 and Soyuz TM-6, and has spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space.
Soyuz 34 landed at 12:30 GMT with the crew of Lyakhov and Ryumin aboard.
Transported to the Mir orbital station a Soviet-Afghan crew comprising the cosmonauts V A Lyakhov, V V Polyakov and A A Momand (Afghanistan) to conduct joint research and experiments with the cosmonauts V G Titov and M K Manarov.
Finally Lyakhov and Afghani cosmonaut Mohmand (Soyuz TM-6) returned safely to Earth and landed September 7, 1988 00:50 GMT, 160 km SE Dzhezkazgan.