- Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Infobox Astronaut
name =Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Владимир Джанибеков
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type =Cosmonaut
nationality =Soviet
date_birth =May 13 ,1942
place_birth =Iskandar ,Uzbekistan
occupation =Pilot
rank =Major General ,Soviet Air Force
selection =Air Force Group 5
time =145d 15h 56m
mission =Soyuz 27 ,Soyuz 39 ,Soyuz T-6 ,Soyuz T-12 ,Soyuz T-13
insignia =|Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov ( _ru. Владимир Александрович Джанибеков; born
May 13 ,1942 ) was a cosmonaut who made five flights.He was born in the remote area of Iskandar in the
Tashkent region,Uzbekistan . He changed his surname from Krysin when he married to honor his wife's family belonged to a noble kin of the descendants of the medieval Uzbek khanJani Beg (Russianized as Dzhanibek). His family moved to Tashkent soon after his birth. In 1960 he enteredLeningrad University to studyphysics , where he became involved in flying, something that he had always been interested in. In 1961 he decided to enrol in the V. M. Komarov Higher Military Flying School at Yeisk. Four years later he graduated and became a flying instructor in the SovietAir force . In 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut. This was the same year that he joined theCommunist Party .Dzhanibekov made five flights:
Soyuz 27 ,Soyuz 39 ,Soyuz T-6 ,Soyuz T-12 andSoyuz T-13 . In all he had spent 145 days, 15 hours and 56 minutes in space over these five missions. He had also performed two EVAs with a total time of 8 hours and 35 minutes.After leaving the cosmonaut program in 1986, he became involved in politics. He was the Deputy to the Supreme Soviet of Uzbek SSR from 1985 until 1990. He is also interested painting and his works, predominantly about space have been shown in several exhibitions.
He also became interested in
balloon ing, and flying around the world. He made only one flight though, that lasted only 30 minutes. He,Larry Newman andDon Moses lifted off inEarthwinds onJanuary 13 ,1993 but could not penetrate a strong inversion layer and tore the ballast balloon on a mountain peak.He is twice a
Hero of the Soviet Union (by decrees of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 16, 1978 and on March 30, 1981), has five Orders of Lenin and anOrder of the Red Star . He is also aHero of the Mongolian People's Republic and has the MongolianOrder of Sukhe-Bator . He also has theLegion of Honour from France. He is an honorary citizen of Gagarin, Kaluga (Russia ), Arkalyk (Kazakhstan ), Houston (U.S.).A
minor planet 3170 Dzhanibekov discovered by Soviet astronomerNikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1979 is named after the him. [ [http://books.google.com/books?q=3170+Dzhanibekov+1979 Dictionary of Minor Planet Names - p.262] ]References
External links
*http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/dzhanibekov_vladimir.htm
*http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Salyut6/S39.htm
*http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Salyut6/S27.htm
*http://www.astronautix.com/astros/dzhbekov.htm
*http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_life/9711/rtwretro9711.htm
*http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?selm=9505221540.AA07052%40urania.harvard.edu
*http://books.nap.edu/books/0309085489/html/index.html
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