Aleksandr Laveykin
Aleksandr Laveykin is a retired government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS).
During their career, Aleksandr Laveykin flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 3 spacewalks, logging 174 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes, 56 seconds in space.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin (Russian: Александр Иванович Лавейкин; born April 21, 1951) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
Born in Moscow, Laveykin was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. He flew on one spaceflight, for the first part of the long duration expedition Mir EO-2. He flew as a flight engineer, and was both launched and landed with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-2. He spent 174 days 3 hours 25 minutes in space. Married with one child, Laveykin retired on March 28, 1994.
Launched in February 1987, his spaceflight was intended to last until December 1987, but doctors on the ground determined that he was having minor heart irregularities. For this reason, in July he was replaced by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, who stayed on Mir to the end of the expedition in December.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/21/1951 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 02/05/1987 |
| Last Flight | 02/05/1987 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 174 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes, 56 seconds |
| EVA Time | 8 hours, 48 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by Aleksandr Laveykin
Explore the 1 spaceflight Aleksandr Laveykin participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Aleksandr Laveykin
Discover the 3 spacewalks Aleksandr Laveykin performed during their career, logging a total of 8 hours, 48 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 04/11/1987 19:41 UTC and ended at 04/11/1987 23:21 UTC on the Mir for a total of 3 hours and 40 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 06/12/1987 16:55 UTC and ended at 06/12/1987 18:48 UTC on the Mir for a total of 1 hours and 53 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 06/16/1987 15:30 UTC and ended at 06/16/1987 18:45 UTC on the Mir for a total of 3 hours and 15 minutes.