Viktor Afanasyev

Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyeva, born in 1952. They have two children. His father, Mikhail Z. Afanasyev, is deceased. His mother, Marya S. Afanasyeva, resides in Merkulyevo, Bryansk region, Russia. His recreational interests include football, swimming, and tourism. He considers his favorite meal to be borscht.

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1948  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev; Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev
military personnel, aircraft pilot, astronaut, Order "For Personal Courage", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "For Impeccable Service", Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class, Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Soviet Union, Russia, 

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  Soyuz TM-11 ⓘ
  11th expedition to the Mir space station

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  Soyuz TM-18 ⓘ
  1994 Soviet spaceflight

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  Soyuz TM-29 ⓘ
  space mission program Sojuz

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  Soyuz TM-32 ⓘ
  2001 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Soyuz TM-33 ⓘ
  2001 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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Viktor Afanasyev on the ISS

ISS-03 Soyuz TM-33 Taxi crewmembers in the Zvezda Service Module

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Viktor Afanasyev on the ISS b

Soyuz TM-29 Crew Portrait

Soyuz TM-29 Crew Portrait

Soyuz TM-11 Crew Portrait

Soyuz TM-11 Crew Portrait

Soyuz TM-18 Crew Portrait

Soyuz TM-18 Crew Portrait

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1990	Soyuz TM-11	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TM	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1994	Soyuz TM-18	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TM	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1999	Soyuz TM-29	Soyuz-TM, human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2001	Soyuz TM-32	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TM	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2001	Soyuz TM-33	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TM	Wikidata
commons	image		Viktor Afanasyev on the ISS		Commons
commons	image		ISS-03 Soyuz TM-33 Taxi crewmembers in the Zvezda Service Module		Commons
commons	image		Banner of Peace India		Commons
commons	image		Viktor Afanasyev on the ISS b		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-29 Crew Portrait		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-29 Crew Portrait		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-11 Crew Portrait		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-11 Crew Portrait		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-18 Crew Portrait		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-18 Crew Portrait		Commons