Aleksandr Serebrov Astronaut
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. He was married and had one child.He flew on Soyuz T-7, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-8 and Soyuz TM-17.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."Serebrov died in Moscow on November 12, 2013.He was awarded:Title of Hero of the Soviet UnionTitle of Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSROrder of Friendship (Russian Federation)Two Orders of LeninOrder of the October RevolutionMedal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ↑ ↑
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| Time in space | 372 days 22 hours 51 minutes |