Aleksandr Ivanchenkov

{{Short description|Soviet cosmonaut (born 1940)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox astronaut | image = Kovalenok and Ivanchenkov.jpg | image_size = 270px |caption = Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov on the 1978 Soviet stamp "140 days in space" | name = Aleksandr Ivanchenkov | native_name = Александр Иванченков | type = Cosmonaut | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|9|28}} |status =Retired | birth_place = Ivanteyevka, USSR | occupation = Engineer | selection = Civilian Specialist Group 5 | eva1 = 1 | eva2 = 2 hours 5 minutes | time = 147d 12h 37m | mission = Soyuz 29/Soyuz 31, Soyuz T-6 | insignia = | awards = Hero of the Soviet Union (2)<br>Order of Lenin (2) }} '''Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov''' ({{langx|ru|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.<ref name="spacefacts"/>

Ivanchenkov first flew on Soyuz 29 in 1978 to the Salyut 6 space station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soyuz-29|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-29.htm|website=spacefacts.de|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=2 Soviet Cosmonauts Land After Record 139 Days in Orbit|author=Kevia Kloss|date=November 3, 1978|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/11/03/2-soviet-cosmonauts-land-after-record-139-days-in-orbit/9644b2a5-8f22-4525-82aa-f9e2ca3c30eb/|access-date=March 31, 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

Ivanchenkov flew for a second time in 1982 on the Soyuz T-6 mission to the Salyut 7 space station.<ref name=mirhh>{{cite web|title=Mir Hardware Heritage|url=http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|access-date=8 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907191412/http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf|archive-date=7 September 2009}}</ref> Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chrétien.<ref name=mirhh/>

== Biography == Ivanchenkov is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.<ref name="spacefacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/ivanchenkov_aleksandr.htm|title=Ivanchenkov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich|website=spacefacts.de|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref>

==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.

==See also== *Spaceflight records

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043952/http://www.baikonuradm.ru/index.php?mod=180 The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur]

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