Anatoli Berezovoy, born April 11, 1942 in Moscow, Russia, made one record-setting trip into space. He trained as a fighter pilot and reached the rank of colonel in the Soviet Air Force.
He launched in Soyuz T-5 as commander to Salyut 7 in May 1982. It was the first mission to the new Salyut space station.
He returned to Earth aboard Soyuz T-7 in December 1982, after 211 days in space, setting a record at the time for longest stay in space with fellow cosmonaut, Valentin Lebedev.
Berezovoy passed away in September 2014.
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