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Anatoly Solovyev
Soviet-Russian cosmonaut and test pilot (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (Russian: Анатолий Яковлевич Соловьёв; alternate spelling "Solovyov") is a retired Russian and Soviet cosmonaut and pilot. Solovyev was born on January 16, 1948, in Riga, Latvia (at that time - republic of the Soviet Union).[1] Solovyev holds the world record on the number of spacewalks performed (16), and accumulated time spent spacewalking (over 82 hours).[2]
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Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev | |
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Born | (1948-01-16) January 16, 1948 (age 76) |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Test Pilot |
Space career | |
Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Rank | Colonel, Russian Air Force |
Time in space | 651d 00h 02m |
Selection | Air Force Group 6, 1976 |
Total EVAs | 16 |
Total EVA time | 82 hours, 21 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz TM-5/Mir EP-2/Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-9/Mir EO-6, Soyuz TM-15/Mir EO-12, STS-71/Mir EO-19/Soyuz TM-21, Soyuz TM-26/Mir EO-24 |
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