Valery Ryumin
Valery Ryumin was a government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with ROSCOSMOS.
During their career, Valery Ryumin flew on 4 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 371 days, 17 hours, 25 minutes, 33 seconds in space.
Valery Victorovich Ryumin (born August 16, 1939 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
In 1973, he joined the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps. A veteran of three space flights, Ryumin has logged a total of 362 days in space. In 1977, he spent 2 days aboard Soyuz-25, in 1979, he spent 175 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut-6 space station, and in 1980, he spent 185 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut-6 space station.
In January 1998, NASA announced Ryumin's selection to the crew of STS-91. Ryumin served aboard STS-91 Discovery (June 2–12, 1998) the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. The STS-91 mission was accomplished in 154 Earth orbits, traveling 3.8 million miles in 235 hours and 54 seconds.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 08/16/1939 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 06/06/2022 |
| Status | Deceased |
| First Flight | 10/09/1977 |
| Last Flight | 06/02/1998 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 371 days, 17 hours, 25 minutes, 33 seconds |
| EVA Time | 1 hour, 23 minutes |
| Landings | 4 |
Spaceflights by Valery Ryumin
Explore the 4 spaceflights Valery Ryumin participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Valery Ryumin
Discover the 1 spacewalk Valery Ryumin performed during their career, logging a total of 1 hour, 23 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 08/15/1979 14:16 UTC and ended at 08/15/1979 15:39 UTC on the Salyut 6 for a total of 1 hours and 23 minutes.