Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov (Russian: Влади́мир Афана́сьевич Ля́хов; 20 July 1941 – 19 April 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut.

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Vladimir Lyakhov
Lyakhov in 1979
Born	Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov (1941-07-20)20 July 1941 Antratsyt, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	19 April 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 76) Astrakhan, Russia
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	333d 07h 47m
Selection	Air Force Group 4
Missions	Soyuz 32/Soyuz 34, Soyuz T-9, Mir EP-3 (Soyuz TM-6/Soyuz TM-5)

He was selected as cosmonaut on 5 May 1967, and retired on 7 September 1994. Lyakhov was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, and Soyuz TM-6, and spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space. He was married and had two children.

He was awarded:

• Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
• Two Orders of Lenin;
• Order of the October Revolution;
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation);
• Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia);
• Order "The Sun of Liberty" (Afghanistan);
• Order of Merit 3rd class (Ukraine).

External links

• http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/lyakhov_vladimir.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100131144611/http://astronautix.com/astros/lyakhov.htm
• The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur
• Vladimir Lykahkov, Soviet cosmonaut who flew to three space stations, dies at 76, CollectSpace.com, April 2018

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На других языках

[de] Wladimir Afanassjewitsch Ljachow

[fr] Vladimir Liakhov (cosmonaute)

[it] Vladimir Afanas'evič Ljachov

[ru] Ляхов, Владимир Афанасьевич