Aleksandr Serebrov

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (A.A. Серебров) on the right, behind Svetlana Savitskaya
Cosmonaut
Nationality Soviet / Russian
Born (1944-02-15)February 15, 1944
Moscow, USSR
Died November 12, 2013(2013-11-12) (aged 69)
Moscow, Russia
Other occupation
Flight engineer
Time in space
372d 22h 52m
Selection 1978 Intercosmos Group
Missions Soyuz T-7, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-17

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в, February 15, 1944 – November 12, 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), and was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. He retired on May 10, 1995.[1] He was married and had one child.

He flew on Soyuz T-7, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-8 and Soyuz TM-17.[2][1]He was one of very few cosmonauts to fly for both the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation that followed it. He held the record for most spacewalks, 10, until Anatoly Solovyev surpassed it. In all, Serebrov spent 371.95 days in space. Serebrov contributed to the design of Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and the Mir space stations. He helped design, and, according to a New York Times obituary, "was the first to test a one-person vehicle - popularly called a space motorcycle - to rescue space crews in distress and repair satellites."[3]

Serebrov died suddenly in Moscow on November 12, 2013.[1] and buried on November 15 at Ostankinsky cemetery.

He was awarded:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Советский космонавт Александр Серебров скончался на 70-м году жизни (in Russian). RIA Novosti. November 12, 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. Joachim Becker. "Spacefacts". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. Martin, Douglas, Aleksandr Serebrov,69, dies; cosmonaut who persevered, New York Times, November 19, 2013, p.B10
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