Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev Astronaut

For the journalist and editor, see Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev. Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev File:Viktor Afanasyev on the ISS. jpgGCTC CosmonautNationality RussiaStatus RetiredBorn December 31, 1948 Bryansk, Russian SFSROther occupation PilotRank Colonel, Russian Air ForceTime in space 555d 18h 33mSelection 1985 Cosmonaut GroupTotal EVAs 7Total EVA time 38 hours 04 minutesMissions Soyuz TM-11, Mir EO-8, Soyuz TM-18, Mir EO-15, Soyuz TM-29, Mir EO-27, Soyuz TM-33/TM-32Mission insignia 30px 40px 30px 30px 30pxRetirement 17 April 2006Awards Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born December 31, 1948, in Bryansk, Russia, and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyeva, born 1952. They have two children. His father, Mikhail Z. Afanasyev, is deceased. His mother, Marya S. Afanasyeva, resides in Merkulyevo, Bryansk region, Russia. His recreational interests include football, swimming, and tourism.

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Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev
Birth dateDecember 31, 1948
Birth place
Bryansk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Nationality
Russia

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missions
Soyuz TM-32
Soyuz TM-11
Soyuz TM-18
Soyuz TM-29
Soyuz TM-33
Mir EO-8
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusAlive
Time in space701 days 18 hours 30 minutes

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