Vladimir Lyakhov, born July 20, 1941 in the former Soviet Union, spent almost a year in space on three different missions.
His first mission was as commander on Soyuz 32 to Salyut 6, launched February 25, 1979. He returned to Earth June 13.
His second mission was as commander on Soyuz T-9 to Salyut 7, launched June 27, 1983. He returned to Earth November 23.
His third and final mission was commander of Soyuz TM-6 to the space station Mir, launched August 29, 1988. He commanded Mir EP-3, a week long (short term) mission after which he returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-5.
He passed away April 19, 2018.
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