Alexander Volkov is a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who flew three space missions between 1985 and 1992: a 1985 flight to the Salyut 7 station aboard Soyuz T-14, and two long stays on the Mir space station, in 1988 and 1989 aboard Soyuz TM-7 and in 1991 and 1992 aboard Soyuz TM-13. He commanded both Mir missions. His final mission launched with a Soviet crew and the Austrian Franz Viehbock, and the Soviet Union dissolved while he was in orbit, so he returned to Earth in a country that no longer existed under its old name.
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1. Spacefacts.de: Spacefacts biography: Alexander Volkov
Spacefacts.deSpaceflights table
Soyuz T-14 Research Cosmonaut 17.09.1985 - 21.11.1985
Spaceflights table, Soyuz TM-7 row
Soyuz TM-7 / Mir-4 Commander / Mir-Commander 26.11.1988 - 27.04.1989
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Во́лков; born 27 May 1948) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
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He is a veteran of three space flights, including twice to the Mir Soviet space station, and is the father of cosmonaut Sergey Volkov.
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