Viktor Savinykh
| Viktor Petrovich Savinykh/Виктор Петрович Савиных | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
| Born |
7 March 1940 Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, USSR |
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Other occupation
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Flight engineer |
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Time in space
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252d 17h 38m |
| Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
| Missions | Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13, Mir EP-2 (Soyuz TM-5 / Soyuz TM-4) |
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Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on March 7, 1940. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Retired on February 9, 1989.
Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.
Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space.
In 2007, a monument at the Tsiolkovsky, Air and Space Museum, Kirov.
Honorary citizen of Kaluga, Perm, Kirov, Dzhezkazgan (Kazakhstan), Ulan Bator, Darkhan (Mongolia)
Honorary Citizen of the Kirov region.
In 2005, minor planet 6890, was named after Savinykh.
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