Valeri Tokarev
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Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev (Russian: Валерий Иванович Токарев; born 29 October 1952) is a Russian Air Force colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Tokarev traveled to space twice, and has performed two career spacewalks, before retiring in June 2008.[1]
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Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev | |
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Born | (1952-10-29) 29 October 1952 (age 71) |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
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Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Rank | Air force colonel |
Time in space | 199d 15h 06m |
Selection | 1989 Cosmonaut Group |
Missions | STS-96, Soyuz TMA-7 (Expedition 12) |
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In 26 March 2009, Tokarev joined the United Russia party.[2] On 8 September 2013, he was elected head of Zvyozdny Gorodok for five years, receiving 67.9% of the vote.