Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Иванче́нков; born 28 September 1940) is a retired Sovietcosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.[1]
Ivanchenkov first flew on Soyuz 29 in 1978 to the Salyut 6 space station.[2] It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Ivanchenkov established a new space endurance record of 139 days.[3]
Ivanchenkov flew for a second time in 1982 on the Soyuz T-6 mission to the Salyut 7 space station.[4] Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chrétien.[4]
Biography
Ivanchenkov is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.[1]
^ ab"Mir Hardware Heritage"(PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2011.