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Viktor Savinykh

Soviet cosmonaut · Russia · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1940 · age 86

Viktor Petrovich Savinykh is a Soviet cosmonaut, scientist, and organizer of personnel training in the higher education system. Selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5, and has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space.

Viktor Savinykh is read about 54 times a day, in 27 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026

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A life in dates

2011Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"Award2004Order of HonourAward2003Order of Stara PlaninaAward1996State Prize of the Russian FederationAward1994Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward1988Order of Georgi DimitrovAwardOrder of LeninAward1985Hero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAward1981Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardHonoured Master of Sports of the USSRAwardOrder of SukhbaatarAwardPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSRAward1940Born7 March 1940

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Awards

Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"2011
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class2010
Order of Honour2004
Order of Stara Planina2003
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class2000
State Prize of the Russian Federation1996
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class1994
USSR State Prize1989
Order of Lenin1988
Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria1988
Order of Georgi Dimitrov1988
Order of Lenin1985
Hero of the Soviet Union1985
Gold Star medal1985
Order of Lenin1981
Hero of the Soviet Union1981
Gold Star medal1981
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR1981
Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic1981
Order of Sukhbaatar1981
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR1981
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
Russian government prize for science and technology
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
Russian President's Prize in the field of education
Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education
Honorary Citizen of Kirov
Friendship Order
Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour
Order of Gagarin

About this person

Savinykh retired on 9 February 1989.

Country
Russia
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86

The same award as Viktor

Albert LikhanovBoth received Honorary Citizen of Kirov

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