Valeri Polyakov
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Russian: Валерий Иванович Коршунов, 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space, staying aboard the Mir space station for more than 14 months (437 days 18 hours) during one trip. His combined space experience was more than 22 months.
Valeri Polyakov | |
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| Born | Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov 27 April 1942 |
| Died | 7 September 2022 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Awards | See below |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 679d 16h 33m 18s |
| Selection | Medical Group 3 |
| Missions | Mir EO-3 / Mir EO-4 (Soyuz TM-6 / Soyuz TM-7), Mir EO-15 / Mir EO-16 / Mir EO-17 (Soyuz TM-18 / Soyuz TM-20) |
Mission insignia | |
Selected as a cosmonaut in 1972, Polyakov made his first flight into space aboard Soyuz TM-6 in 1988. He returned to Earth 240 days later aboard TM-7. Polyakov completed his second flight into space in 1994–1995, spending 437 days in space between launching on Soyuz TM-18 and landing with TM-20, setting the record for the longest time continuously spent in space by an individual.