Anatoly Artsebarsky, born September 9, 1956 in the former Soviet Union, went into space aboard Soyuz TM-12 as commander in May 1991. He was part of expedition Mir EO-9 with Sergei Krikalev and Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space. He conducted six spacewalks while on Mir, lasting over 33 hours total.
During the mission, the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev occurred which led to the end of the Soviet Union in December. Artsebarsky returned to Earth in October 1991.
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