Balandin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich

1953 July 30

• Birth of Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Balandin. Russian engineer cosmonaut 1978-1994. Left cosmonaut corps for medical reasons and returned to NPO Energia until departing in 1994. Then President of Lendint-Association until 2000. 1 spaceflight, 179.1 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-9 (1990)..

1978 December 1

• Energia Engineer Cosmonaut Training Group 5 selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Aleksandrov, Balandin, Laveykin, Manarov, Savinykh, Serebrov, Solovyov, Vladimir.

1989 September 5

21:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.

• Soyuz TM-8 - . Call Sign: Vityaz (Knight ). Crew: Serebrov, Viktorenko. Backup Crew: Balandin, Solovyov. Payload: Soyuz TM s/n 58. Mass: 7,150 kg (15,760 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TM-8. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Duration: 166.29 days. Decay Date: 1990-02-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 20218 . COSPAR: 1989-071A. Apogee: 392 km (243 mi). Perigee: 390 km (240 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.40 min.

  Manned two crew. Mir Expedition EO-05. Docked with Mir 8 September. Transported to the Mir orbital station a team consisting of A S Viktorenko, commander of the spacecraft, and A A Serebrov, on-board engineer, to carry out scientific and technological research and experiments. Flight cost 80 million rubles. Expected return 25 million rubles net profit.

1990 February 11

06:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.

• Soyuz TM-9 - . Call Sign: Rodnik (Spring - water spring). Crew: Balandin, Solovyov. Backup Crew: Manakov, Strekalov. Payload: Soyuz TM s/n 60. Mass: 7,150 kg (15,760 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-9. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Duration: 179.05 days. Decay Date: 1990-08-09 . USAF Sat Cat: 20494 . COSPAR: 1990-014A. Apogee: 387 km (240 mi). Perigee: 373 km (231 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.20 min.

  Manned two crew. Mir Expedition EO-06. Docked with Mir. Transported to the Mir orbital station a crew comprising the cosmonauts A Y Solovyov and A N Balandin to conduct an extensive programme of geophysical and astrophysical research, experiments on biology and biotechnology and work on space materials science.

1990 July 17

13:06 GMT - .

• EVA Mir EO-6-1 - . Crew: Balandin, Solovyov. EVA Duration: 0.30 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Balandin, Solovyov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-9. Spacecraft: Mir. Repaired Soyuz TM-9 insulation rip..

1990 July 26

11:15 GMT - .

• EVA Mir EO-6-2 - . Crew: Balandin, Solovyov. EVA Duration: 0.15 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Balandin, Solovyov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-9. Spacecraft: Mir. Dismantled equipment. Temporarily closed damaged hatch..

1990 August 9

• Landing of Soyuz TM-9 - . Return Crew: Balandin, Solovyov. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Balandin, Solovyov. Program: Mir. Flight: Soyuz TM-10, Soyuz TM-9. Soyuz TM-9 landed at 07:35 GMT, 70 km from Arkalyk at 50 deg 51'E 67 deg 17' N..

1991 December

• Soyuz Buran Support (cancelled) - . Crew: Bachurin, Ivanchenkov. Backup Crew: Balandin, Borodai. Nation: Russia. Program: Mir. Flight: Soyuz Buran Support. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Planned Soyuz flight to Mir. Main purpose was to provide spaceflight experience to Bachurin and Borodai, who had been selected as back-up crew of the first manned Buran flight. Cancelled in cut-backs after fall of the Soviet Union..