Shchukin, Aleksandr Vladimirovich
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Belarusian test pilot cosmonaut, 1977-1988.
Graduated from Kachinsk Higher Military Pilot School, 1970. Graduated from Zhukovsky Test Pilot School. Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute, 1980. Soviet Air Force. Civilian test pilot at LII. Buran Test Pilot. Cosmonaut training December 1978 - July 1980. Died in crash of a Su-26M aerobatic aircraft at Zhukovsky Flight Research Center.
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Related
- Family
- Cosmonaut
- Spacecraft
- Mir
- Flights
- Soyuz T-15A, Soyuz TM-4 LII-1
- Agency
- VVS
Chronology
14 events
1946 January 19
- Birth of Alexandr Vladimirovich Shchukin - . Nation: Austria, Belarus. Related Persons: Shchukin. Belarusian test pilot cosmonaut, 1980-1988..
1986 Early
- Soyuz T-15A (cancelled) - . Crew: Levchenko, Manarov, Volynov. Backup Crew: Berezovoi, Shchukin, Solovyov. Nation: Russia. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-15A. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Final expedition to Salyut 7 station was cancelled when control was lost..
1986 April 26
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 6 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 14 minutes..
1986 June 20
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 5 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 25 minutes..
1986 June 28
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 6 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 23 minutes..
1986 December 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 9 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 17 minutes..
1987 March 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 7 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 2 minutes..
1987 March 30
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 8 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 25 minutes..
1987 May 21
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 12 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 20 minutes..
1987 October 5
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 14 - . Crew: Shchukin, Volk. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Shchukin, Volk. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Automatic landing. Time 21 minutes..
1987 December 21
11:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.- Soyuz TM-4 - . Call Sign: Okean (Ocean ). Crew: Levchenko, Manarov, Titov, Vladimir. Backup Crew: Kaleri, Shchukin, Volkov, Aleksandr. Payload: Soyuz TM s/n 54. Mass: 7,070 kg (15,580 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TM-2 Mir LD-1, Soyuz TM-3, Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-4 LII-1. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Duration: 178.95 days. Decay Date: 1988-06-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 18699 . COSPAR: 1987-104A. Apogee: 357 km (221 mi). Perigee: 337 km (209 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.50 min. Mir Expedition EO-03. Carried Musa Manarov, Anatoly Levchenko, Vladimir Titov to Mir; returned crew of Soyuz TM-5 to Earth. Orbits 168 x 243 km, 255 x 296 km, 333 x 359 km. Docked with Mir 12:51 GMT 23 December. 30 December moved to forward port..
1988 April 2
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 23 - . Crew: Shchukin, Stankevicius. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Shchukin, Stankevicius. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 20 minutes..
1988 April 8
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 flight 24 - . Crew: Shchukin, Stankevicius. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Shchukin, Stankevicius. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.