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Viktor Afanasyev
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Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and military pilot
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Viktor Afanasyev is a male aircraft pilot, astronaut, and military personnel born in Bryansk on December 31, 1948. He holds citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia and speaks Russian as his native language. Afanasyev served in the Russian Air Force with the rank of colonel and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His professional career began in 1970, and he was educated at the Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots and the Moscow Aviation Institute.
He is recognized in the Astronauts collection and served as a crew member on Soyuz TM-11, Soyuz TM-18, Soyuz TM-29, and Soyuz TM-33. Afanasyev has received several awards, including the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, the Order of Lenin, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and the Order "For Personal Courage."
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
· 1951 · cited 10,392x
- THE ELECTRODYNAMICS OF SUBSTANCES WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY NEGATIVE VALUES OF $\epsilon$ AND μ
· 1968 · cited 9,458x
- Climbing the Density Functional Ladder: Nonempirical Meta–Generalized Gradient Approximation Designed for Molecules and Solids
· 2003 · cited 6,576x
- Comparison of multiple Amber force fields and development of improved protein backbone parameters
· 2006 · cited 6,563x
- THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
· 2009 · cited 4,691x
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Key facts
- Born
- Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev , ( 1948-12-31 ) 31 December 1948, Bryansk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Pilot
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Status
- Retired
- Rank
- Colonel , Russian Air Force
- Time in space
- 555d 18h 33m
- Selection
- 1985 Cosmonaut Group
- Total eva time
- 38 hours 04 minutes
- Missions
- Soyuz TM-11 ( Mir EO-8 ), Soyuz TM-18 ( Mir EO-15 ), Soyuz TM-29 ( Mir EO-27 ), Soyuz TM-33 / Soyuz TM-32 ( ISS EP-2 )
- Retirement
- 17 April 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Bryansk
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Military branch
- Russian Air Force
- Image
- Viktor Afanasyev (24-04-2022) 02.jpg
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- Viktor Afanasyev
- date of birth
- 1948-12-31
- time in space
- 800313
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz TM-32
- P450
- Soyuz TM-32
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Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyeva, born in 1952. They have two children. His father, Mikhail Z. Afanasyev, is deceased. His mother, Marya S. Afanasyeva, resides in Merkulyevo, Bryansk region, Russia. His recreational interests include football, swimming, and tourism. He considers his favorite meal to be borscht.
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