Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, record holder for longest single stay in space (1942–2022)
Valeri Polyakov
Born
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov
(1942-04-27)27 April 1942
Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
7 September 2022(2022-09-07) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Nationality
Russian
Occupation
Physician
Awards
See below
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Time in space
679d 16h 33m 18s
Selection
Medical Group 3
Missions
Mir EO-3 / Mir EO-4 (Soyuz TM-6 / Soyuz TM-7), Mir EO-15 / Mir EO-16 / Mir EO-17 (Soyuz TM-18 / Soyuz TM-20)
Mission insignia
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Russian: Валерий Иванович Коршунов, 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space, staying aboard the Mir space station for more than 14 months (437 days 18 hours) during one trip.[1] His combined space experience was more than 22 months.[2]
Selected as a cosmonaut in 1972, Polyakov made his first flight into space aboard Soyuz TM-6 in 1988. He returned to Earth 240 days later aboard TM-7. Polyakov completed his second flight into space in 1994–1995, spending 437 days in space between launching on Soyuz TM-18 and landing with TM-20, setting the record for the longest time continuously spent in space by an individual.[2]
^Schwirtz, Michael (30 March 2009). "Staying Put on Earth, Taking a Step to Mars". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
^ ab"Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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