Vladimir Lyakhov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir Lyakhov

Soviet cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1941

Place of Birth: Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 19-Apr-2018

Profession: astronaut, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov (Russian: ?????´??? ?????´?????? ??´???; 20 July 1941 – 19 April 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut. He was selected as cosmonaut on 5 May 1967, and retired on 7 September 1994.
Lyakhov was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, and Soyuz TM-6, and spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space.
He was married and had two children. He was awarded: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR; Two Orders of Lenin; Order of the October Revolution; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation); Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia); Order "The Sun of Liberty" (Afghanistan); Order of Merit 3rd class (Ukraine).