Vladimir Aksyonov

Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov
Yury Malyshev (left) and Vladimir Aksyonov (right) on a 1980 postage stamp
Cosmonaut
Nationality	Soviet
Born	(1935-02-01) 1 February 1935 Giblitsy, USSR
Other occupation	Pilot
Time in space	11d 20h 11m
Selection	Civilian Specialist Group 5
Missions	Soyuz 22, Soyuz T-2
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Order of Karl Marx Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR

Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov (Влади́мир Ви́кторович Аксёнов) (born in Giblitsy, Kasimovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russian SFSR, on 1 February 1935) is a former Soviet cosmonaut, married with two children.^[1] He graduated from institute of Engineering with diploma and graduated from Air Force Institute and graduated from polytechnical Institute. He was a candidate technical science.

Aksyonov was selected as cosmonaut on 3 March 1973. He was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union on two occasions. He retired on 17 October 1988.

Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 22 and Soyuz T-2.

He is currently director of the institute for research of Russian mineral resources.

Honours and awards

• "Gold Star" Hero of the Soviet Union, twice (1976, 1980)
• Two Orders of Lenin (1976, 1980)
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (12 April 2011) - for the great achievements in the field of research, development and utilization of outer space, many years of diligent work, public activities
• Medal "Veteran of Labour"
• Gold medal "For services to science and humanity" (Czechoslovakia)
• Order of Karl Marx (East Germany, 13 October 1976)
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Honoured Master of Sports
• Honorary Citizen of Ryazan

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