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Vladimir Dzhanibekov

Soviet Union and Russia

Vladimir Dzhanibekov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew five spaceflights, tying him among the most experienced Soviet cosmonauts of his era in terms of number of missions. In 1985 he commanded a daring rescue mission to the Salyut 7 space station after it had gone silent and lost power, successfully docking with and reviving the tumbling, unresponsive station, an operation widely regarded as one of the most technically demanding rescues in spaceflight history. A physical phenomenon of unpredictable tumbling motion observed by Dzhanibekov aboard Salyut 7 is now named the Dzhanibekov effect.

Facts
Birth Date
1942-05-13 2
Birth Year
1942 2
Nationality
Soviet 2
Notable Mission
Salyut 7 rescue mission 2
Dating
Selection Year
1970 1
Connections

Associated With

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Vladimir Dzhanibekov - Wikipedia

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Vladimir Dzhanibekov - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Russia

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Soviet Union

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Sources
1. Vladimir Dzhanibekov (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Vladimir Dzhanibekov lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
2. Vladimir Dzhanibekov - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1942-05-13
  • Introduction, first sentence, parenthetical
    13 May 1942
  • Introduction, first sentence, description
    a retired Soviet Air Force
  • Introduction, second sentence
    Salyut-7 rescue mission
  • In Group: Soyuz and Salyut Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    Notably he was part of the Salyut-7 rescue mission and also discovered the Dzhanibekov Effect on that same mission, a logical consequence of the Tennis racket theorem.
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Джанибеков, born 13 May 1942) is a retired Soviet Air Force Major General and a cosmonaut veteran of five orbital missions.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Джанибеков, born 13 May 1942) is a retired Soviet Air Force Major General and a cosmonaut veteran of five orbital missions.
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Wikidata: Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Wikidata Q466513, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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