Polyakov, Valery Vladimirovich
- Polyakov, Valery Vladimirovich
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▪ Soviet cosmonaut
born April 27, 1942, Tula, Russia, U.S.S.R.
Russian cosmonaut who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight in history.
Polyakov had an early interest in spaceflight, and in 1971 he joined the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow, the leading Soviet institution for space biomedicine. In 1972 he passed his exams to become one of the first doctor-cosmonaut trainees from the institute. He earned a Candidate of Medical Sciences degree in 1976.
After serving as reserve cosmonaut for several crews, Polyakov flew his first mission into space in 1988–89 as the doctor-cosmonaut on board
Soyuz TM-6. During his 241-day flight aboard the
Mir space station, he conducted numerous medical experiments.
After his mission, Polyakov returned to administrative duties before training for a second mission. He flew as doctor-cosmonaut of Soyuz TM-18 to the Mir space station in 1994. It was during this stay on Mir—from Jan. 8, 1994, to March 22, 1995—that he set the record of 438 days for the longest continuous stay in space.
In 1995 Polyakov formally retired as a cosmonaut, although he retained his duties as deputy director of the Institute for Biomedical Problems, a post to which he had been appointed in 1989. He simultaneously served as deputy chair of the commission in charge of certifying Russian cosmonauts.
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