| Yuri Victorovitch Romanenko | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
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| Born | August 1, 1944 Koltubanovski, Russia |
| Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
| Time in space | 430d 18d 21m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 5 |
| Missions | Soyuz 26, Soyuz 38, Soyuz TM-2 |
Yuri Victorovitch Romanenko (born August 1, 1944, Koltoubanovski USSR) is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980).
He has been the Commander of:
Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space. In 1987 he was a resident of the Mir space station, launching on Soyuz TM-2 and landing aboard Soyuz TM-3, remaining in space for 326 days.[1][2]
His son, Roman Romanenko is also a cosmonaut, and has become the third second-generation space traveller on Soyuz TMA-15 in May 2009.
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