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Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with ROSCOSMOS.

During their career, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 2 spacewalks, logging 179 days, 1 hour, 17 minutes, 57 seconds in space.

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Баландин) (born July 30, 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994.

He flew as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-9.

He worked at NPO Energia until 1994, and was then President of Lendint-Association until 2000

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
Date of Birth07/30/1953
StatusRetired
First Flight02/11/1990
Last Flight02/11/1990
In SpaceNo
Time in Space179 days, 1 hour, 17 minutes, 57 seconds
EVA Time10 hours, 47 minutes
Landings1

Spaceflights by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin

Explore the 1 spaceflight Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

Spacewalks by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin

Discover the 2 spacewalks Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin performed during their career, logging a total of 10 hours, 47 minutes outside a spacecraft.

PE-6 EVA 1

The spacewalk began at 07/17/1990 13:06 UTC and ended at 07/17/1990 20:22 UTC on the Mir for a total of 7 hours and 16 minutes.

PE-6 EVA 2

The spacewalk began at 07/26/1990 11:15 UTC and ended at 07/26/1990 14:46 UTC on the Mir for a total of 3 hours and 31 minutes.

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