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Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
Soviet cosmonaut (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Balandin.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Баландин; born July 30, 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994.
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Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin | |
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Born | (1953-07-30) 30 July 1953 (age 71) |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
Occupation | Flight engineer |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 179d 01h 17m |
Selection | 1978 Cosmonaut Group |
Missions | Soyuz TM-9 |
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He flew as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-9.[1]
He worked at NPO Energia until 1994, and was then President of Lendint-Association until 2000.[2]