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Svetlana Savitskaya

Svetlana Savitskaya

Svetlana Savitskaya is a government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with ROSCOSMOS.

During their career, Svetlana Savitskaya flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 19 days, 17 hours, 7 minutes in space.

Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born 8 August 1948) is a retired Soviet aviator and cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, and the first woman to perform a spacewalk. She set several FAI world records as a pilot.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Svetlana Savitskaya
Date of Birth08/08/1948
StatusRetired
First Flight08/19/1982
Last Flight07/17/1984
In SpaceNo
Time in Space19 days, 17 hours, 7 minutes
EVA Time3 hours, 34 minutes
Landings2

Spaceflights by Svetlana Savitskaya

Explore the 2 spaceflights Svetlana Savitskaya participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

Spacewalk by Svetlana Savitskaya

Discover the 1 spacewalk Svetlana Savitskaya performed during their career, logging a total of 3 hours, 34 minutes outside a spacecraft.

VE-4 EVA

The spacewalk began at 07/25/1984 14:55 UTC and ended at 07/25/1984 18:29 UTC on the Salyut 7 for a total of 3 hours and 34 minutes.

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