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February 15, 2013

Aleksandr Serebrov turns 69 today. He was selected in 1978 from the design bureau Energiya and has made four flights into space. He became the first to use the Soviet SPK, an astronaut propulsion unit, to leave the Mir space station in 1990, as seen here. After retiring in 1995 from the cosmonaut group, Serebrov worked for the Russian secretary of defence. 

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October 30, 2012

Two cosmonauts celebrate their birthday today. Interestingly both are Aleksandrs and have a moustache. Aleksandr Lazutkin had a 184 day mission aboard Mir in 1997. He is now the head of the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow. Aleksandr Poleshchuk also spent time on Mir for 179 days in 1989.

(Source: 1 & 2)

October 3, 2012
The crew of Mir’s expedition 23: Vasily Tsibliyev, Jerry Linenger (NASA) and Aleksandr Lazitkin. (1997) (Source)

The crew of Mir’s expedition 23: Vasily Tsibliyev, Jerry Linenger (NASA) and Aleksandr Lazitkin. (1997)

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September 29, 2012
Vasily Tsibliyev conducting a spacewalk outside Mir. (1997) (Source)

Vasily Tsibliyev conducting a spacewalk outside Mir. (1997)

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March 29, 2012

This blog turns 1 year old today! Thanks to everyone who enjoys this blog.

To celebrate, here are my favourite cosmonauts in no particular order.

March 1, 2012
Vasily Tsibliyev and Yuri Usachov training in the Soyuz simulator as the backup crew for Soyuz TM-16. (1993) (Source)

Vasily Tsibliyev and Yuri Usachov training in the Soyuz simulator as the backup crew for Soyuz TM-16. (1993)

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February 23, 2012

The crew of Soyuz TM-25, Vasily Tsibliyev, Aleksandr Lazutkin and Reinhold Ewald(Germany) on launch day. (1997)

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December 12, 2011
lightthiscandle: jump-suit: astronautswiththemustache: Soyuz TM-25 Crew: Tsibliyev Vasili Vasiliyevich, Ewald Reinhold, Lazutkin Aleksandr Ivanovich Yeah We are wild and crazy guys! Tsibliyev and Lazutkin had a wild and crazy time on Mir. They had to deal with a lot of incidents, the major ones were a fire and a progress vehicle colliding with the station, which punctured a module.

lightthiscandle:

jump-suit:

astronautswiththemustache:

Soyuz TM-25 Crew: Tsibliyev Vasili Vasiliyevich, Ewald Reinhold, Lazutkin Aleksandr Ivanovich

Yeah

We are wild and crazy guys!

Tsibliyev and Lazutkin had a wild and crazy time on Mir. They had to deal with a lot of incidents, the major ones were a fire and a progress vehicle colliding with the station, which punctured a module.

April 30, 2011
Vasily Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin embrace after returning from an epic stay on Mir in 1997. During their stay an oxygen cleaning apparatus failed, a fire happened and a Progress vehicle collided with the station, causing major damage. Their landing was rough too, the Soyuz landing rockets failed to fire on touchdown.

Vasily Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin embrace after returning from an epic stay on Mir in 1997. During their stay an oxygen cleaning apparatus failed, a fire happened and a Progress vehicle collided with the station, causing major damage. Their landing was rough too, the Soyuz landing rockets failed to fire on touchdown.

March 31, 2011
Soyuz TM-25: Reinhold Ewald(ESA), Vasily Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin (1997)

Soyuz TM-25: Reinhold Ewald(ESA), Vasily Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin (1997)


Chronicling the adventures of Soviet and Russian cosmonauts

(and unmanned programs too!)