Aleksandr Serebrov, born February 15, 1944 in Moscow, Russia, is a veteran of four space flights. He is one of the few people to fly for both the Soviet and Russian space programs.
His first mission was aboard Soyuz T-7, launched in August 1982 as Flight Engineer to Salyut 7. He returned two and half weeks later aboard Soyuz T-5.
His second mission was aboard Soyuz T-8 as Flight Engineer to Salyut 7 in April 1983. Unfortunately, the spacecraft failed to dock with the space station and returned to Earth two days later.
His third trip was aboard Soyuz TM-8 in September 1989 to Mir as part of expedition Mir EO-5 with fellow cosmonaut Aleksandr Viktorenko. They remained in space for 166 days before returning to Earth in February 1990.
Serebrov's fourth and final flight was aboard Soyuz TM-17, launched in July 1993 to Mir with fellow cosmonaut Vasili Tsibliyev. They remained in space for almost 197 days and returned to Earth in January 1994.
He passed away in November 2013.
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