Vladimir Kovalyonok, born March 3, 1942, is a cosmonaut who went into space three times. His first flight was aboard Soyuz 25 to the space station Salyut 6 in October 1977. The mission was aborted when the crew of Soyuz 25 was unable to dock with Salyut 6.
His second flight was aboard Soyuz 29 as commander to Salyut 6 in June 1978. He and fellow cosmonaut Aleksandr Ivanchenkov stayed aboard until September and returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 31.
Kovalyonok's third and final flight was commander aboard Soyuz T-4 in March 1981 to Salyut 6. He and cosmonaut Viktor Savinykh were the last long-term crew on Salyut 6. They returned to Earth in May 1981.
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