Space · astronaut
Viktor Savinykh
RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY (ROSCOSMOS)
RUSSIAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
252 d 17 h
Spacewalks
1
5 h outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
RussianBorn
07 Mar 1940First flight
12 Mar 1981Most recent flight
07 Jun 1988Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on March 7, 1940. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Retired on February 9, 1989.
Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.
Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-5 | 07 Jun 1988 |
| 02 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-13 | 06 Jun 1985 |
| 01 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-4 | 12 Mar 1981 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026