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Astronauts
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov

Retired· Roscosmos · Russian

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Во́лков, born 27 May 1948) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of 3 space...

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

391days

Spacewalks

2

Spacewalking

10 h 12 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 6 hours

PE-4 EVA
Dec 9, 1988
6 h 00 m
PE-10 EVA
Feb 20, 1992
4 h 12 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h

Flights

Success· Flight 3

Soyuz TM-13

Launched: Oct 2, 1991 · 05:59 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz-U2
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Mir
Landed: Mar 25, 1992

Crewmates

Franz ViehböckALR
Toktar AubakirovRoscosmos

Success· Flight 2

Soyuz TM-7

Launched: Nov 26, 1988 · 15:49 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz-U2
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Mir
Landed: Apr 27, 1989

Crewmates

Jean-Loup ChrétienCNES
Sergei KrikalevRoscosmos

Success· Flight 1

Soyuz T-14

Launched: Sep 17, 1985 · 12:38 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz-U2
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Salyut 7
Landed: Nov 21, 1985

Crewmates

Vladimir VasyutinRoscosmos
Georgy GrechkoRoscosmos

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Biography

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Во́лков, born 27 May 1948) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of 3 space flights, including twice to the Mir Soviet space station, and is the father of cosmonaut Sergey Volkov.

Facts

Agency: Roscosmos
Status: Retired
Nationality: Russian
Born: May 27, 1948
First flight: Sep 17, 1985

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