Vladimir Aksyonov
Vladimir Viktorovich Aksenov (Russian: Владимир Викторович Аксёнов; born 1 February 1935 in Giblizy at Kasimov, Ryazan Oblast, Russian SFSR ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
The pilot of the Soviet Air Force studied engineering at several universities. So Aksenov graduated next to an engineering college, the Air Force Academy and the Polytechnic Institute. Eventually he became a candidate of technical sciences at the All-Union Institute of Polytechnics in 1981 the academic degree of professional engineers; Mar. 27, 1973 Aksenov "Central Design Office of Mechanical Engineering - Industry Fili " was selected as the cosmonaut.
Space flights
He took 1976 as a flight engineer on the flight of Soyuz 22 in part. In 1980, he flew as a flight engineer also the sixth visiting team to the space station Salyut 6 space ship served as a shuttle Soyuz T -2, in which the Soyuz -T was tested for the first time manned. After retiring Vladimir Aksenov was director of an institute for the study of mineral resources
Aksenov is married and has two children. He was awarded on September 28, 1976, and on 16 June 1980 as a Hero of the Soviet Union.