About Aleksandr Laveykin
Born 1951. Aleksandr Laveykin is a Russian engineer, astronaut and flight engineer.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin (; born April 21, 1951 ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography Born in Moscow, Laveykin was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Married with one child, Laveykin retired on March 28, 1994. For this reason, in July he was replaced by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, who stayed on Mir to the end of the expedition in December.
Awards Hero of the Soviet Union Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Lenin and the Russian Federation Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
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Who is Aleksandr Laveykin?
Soviet cosmonaut
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Aleksandr Laveykin was born on 21 April 1951 in Moscow.
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Aleksandr Laveykin is an engineer, astronaut and flight engineer.
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Aleksandr Laveykin is Russian.
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