Aleksandr Poleshchuk

Aleksandr Poleshchuk is a retired government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS).

During their career, Aleksandr Poleshchuk flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 2 spacewalks, logging 179 days, 42 minutes, 55 seconds in space.

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Poleshchuk (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Полещук, born October 30, 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut.
In February 1989 he was selected as a test cosmonaut candidate (1989 Cosmonaut Candidates Class, Group 14, Civil Specialists). From September 1989 to January 1991 he underwent the complete course of general space training and was qualified as a test cosmonaut, and then till March 1992 he undertook advanced training for the Soyuz-TM transport vehicle and Mir station flight.

In 1992 he was selected as the backup flight engineer of the Soyuz TM-15 joint Russian-French mission, and consequently nominated as the flight engineer of the prime crew of Soyuz TM-16. In space from January 24 to July 22, 1993, he participated in a 179-day space flight with Gennady Manakov. During the flight he performed two EVAs totaling 9 hours and 58 minutes. Also testing of the androgynous peripheral docking subassembly of the Kristall module was performed.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Aleksandr Poleshchuk
Date of Birth	10/30/1953
Status	Retired
First Flight	01/24/1993
Last Flight	01/24/1993
In Space	No
Time in Space	179 days, 42 minutes, 55 seconds
EVA Time	9 hours, 58 minutes
Landings	1

Spaceflights by Aleksandr Poleshchuk

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

Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-16