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Valery Polyakov
(Валерий Владимирович Поляков)
(Apr 27, 1942 - Sep 19, 2022)
Cosmonaut 207
Cosmonaut of the USSR 66
Spaceflights 2
Spaceflights
| No. | Launch | Orbiter | Duration |
| 1st | Aug 29, 1988 | Soyuz ТМ-6 - Mir - Soyuz ТМ-7 | 240 d 22 h 34 m 47 s (5782 h 34 m 47 s) |
| 2nd | Jan 08, 1994 | Soyuz ТМ-18 - Mir - Soyuz ТМ-20 | 437 d 17 h 58 m 31 s (10505 h 58 m 31 s) |
| Cumulative time: | 678 d 16 h 33 m 18 s (16288 h 33 m 18 s) | ||
Valery Polyakov made the longest space flight for more than 437 days. After returning from the second space flight, Valery Polyakov became the owner of a record length space flight and record total space flight time. Until Valery Polyakov summed up the long the flight was made Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov - 365 d 22 h 40 m. Before Valery Polyakov a record of the total time belonged to Musa Manarov - 541 d 00 h 32 m. Record of Polyakov on the total duration stay in space in 1999 surpassed Sergey Avdeyev (for three flights) - 747d 14 h 12 m.
Valery Polyakov on Mir station.
Cosmonaut of the USSR 65
Cosmonaut of the USSR 67
Astronaut 206
Astronaut 208
2001 Antropos.
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