Aleksandr Pavlovich Alexandrov

Astronaut Russia. Born February 20, 1943 in Moscow in the family of a serviceman. In 1969 he graduated from the evening faculty of the Moscow Higher Technical School named after Bauman. Worked in the design office, participated in the development of control systems of spacecraft, a replacement of the flight director (1964 - 1978 years). In 1978 he enlisted in the detachment of Soviet cosmonauts (1978 a group of civilian experts? 10). It has been a full course of general space training and preparing to fly aboard the type of the Soyuz T and orbital stations Salyut. In April 1983, was part of the backup crew during the flight of the Soyuz T-8. From 27 June to 23 November 1983, together with Vladimir Afanasievich LYAKHOV first flew in space as a flight engineer of Soyuz T-9 ". During the 149 days he worked on board the orbital station Salyut-7 ".

During the flight, along with Vladimir Afanasievich LYAKHOV performed two EVAs totaling 5 hours 45 minutes. Length of stay in space was 149 days 10 hours 46 minutes. In June 1985, and in March 1986 was part of the backup crews during flights of Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz T-15 ". July 22, 1987 for the second time was launched into space along with the Alexander S. Viktorenko and Syrian cosmonaut Mohammed Ahmed Faris as a flight engineer of Soyuz TM-3 ". Replaced in the main crew of the station "Mir" Alexander Ivanovich Laveykin and continued to work together with Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko. During the 160 days he worked on board the orbital station "Mir". December 29, 1987 returned to Earth along with Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko and Anatoly S. Levchenko. Length of stay in space was 160 days 7 hours 17minut. Over 2 flights flown in space 309 days 18 hours 3 minutes. Currently working in the design office.

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of 23 November 1983 and December 29, 1987). He was awarded two Orders of Lenin. Awarded the highest award of the Syrian Arab Republic - Order of Hero of Syria, the Syrian Order of Friendship and Cooperation. Honorary citizen of Kaluga (Russia).