Aleksandr Ivanchenkov

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Иванче́нков; born 28 September 1940) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.

Ivanchenkov first flew on Soyuz 29 in 1978 to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Ivanchenkov established a new space endurance record of 139 days.

Ivanchenkov flew for a second time in 1982 on the Soyuz T-6 mission to the Salyut 7 space station. Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chrétien.

Biography
Ivanchenkov is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.

Honours and awards

 * Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;
 * Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
 * Two Orders of Lenin;
 * Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation);
 * Hero of the German Democratic Republic;
 * Order of Karl Marx;
 * Commander of the Legion of Honour (France);
 * Cross of Grunwald 3rd class.