Aleksandr Viktorenko

Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (born March 29, 1947) is a former Soviet cosmonaut. He was born in Olginka, North-Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakh SSR on March 29, 1947. He is married with two children.

He was selected as an cosmonaut on March 23, 1978, and retired on May 30, 1997. During his career he was Commander of Soyuz TM-3, Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14. He spent a total of 489 days in space, including 19 hours and 33 minutes working outside the spacecraft./

Honours and awards
 Hero of the Soviet Union
 Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class {10 April 1995} - for courage and heroism during the long space flight on the orbital scientific research spacecraft Mir 
 Order of Friendship of Peoples {11 August 1992} - for  the spaceflight on the orbital scientific research spacecraft Mir and showing courage and heroism.
 Order of Lenin
 Commander of the Legion of Honour {March 1999}, previously an officer
 Pilot-cosmonaut of the Soviet Union

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Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin