Valeriy Viktorovich RYUMIN

 

84 Worldwide / 41 USSR (Russia)

 

 

Date of birth:  August 16, 1939.

 

 

The 1^st Space Flight:

• Launch:  October 09, 1977 at 02.40; “Soyuz-25”. Flight-engineer.
• Docking of “Soyuz-25” with “Salyut-6” station was not performed due to technical reason.
• Landing: October 11, 1977 at 03.25; “Soyuz-25”. Flight-engineer.
• Flight duration: 02 days, 00 hours, 44 minutes, 45 seconds.

 

The 2^nd Space Flight:

• Launch:  February 25, 1979 at 11.53; “Soyuz-32”. Flight-engineer.
• Docking of “Soyuz-32” with “Salyut-6” station on February 26, 1979.
• EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity – 01 hours, 23 minutes) on August 15, 1979.
• Undocking of “Soyuz-34” from “Salyut-6” station on August 19, 1979.
• Landing: August 19, 1979 at 12.29; “Soyuz-34”. Flight-engineer.
• Flight duration: 175 days, 00 hours, 35 minutes, 37 seconds. 

The new world record of space flight duration.

 

The 3^rd Space Flight:

• Launch:  April 09, 1980 at 13.38; “Soyuz-35”. Flight-engineer.
• Docking of “Soyuz-35” with “Salyut-6” station on April 10, 1980.
• Undocking of “Soyuz-37” from “Salyut-6” station on October 11, 1980.
• Landing: October 11, 1980 at 09.49; “Soyuz-37”. Flight-engineer.

Flight duration: 184 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes, 35 seconds.

 

The new world record of space flight duration.

 

The 4^th Space Flight:

The 9^th Mir / Shuttle docking (the last one).

• Launch:  June 02, 1998 at 22.06; “Discovery” (STS-91). Mission Specialist 4.
• Docking of “Discovery” with “Mir” station on June 04, 1998.
• Undocking of “Discovery” from “Mir” station on June 08, 1998.
• Landing: June 12, 1998 at 18.00; “Discovery” (STS-91). Mission Specialist 4.

Flight duration: 09 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes, 00 seconds

 

 

Total space walks (EVAs) – 1

Total time in outer space (EVAs) - 01 hour 23 minutes.

 

 

Total space flights – 4.

Total time in space: 371 days, 17 hours, 25 minutes, 54 seconds

 

 

Date of death: June 6, 2022.

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