Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Romanenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1944 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Soviet/Russian |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) Hero of the Republic of Cuba |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 430d 18h 21m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 5 |
| Missions | Salyut 6 EO-1 (Soyuz 26/Soyuz 27), Salyut 6 EP-8 (Soyuz 38), Mir EO-2 (Soyuz TM-2/Soyuz TM-3) |
| Retirement | 1988 |
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko (Russian: Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 hours in space walks. In 1987 he was a resident of the Mir space station, launching on Soyuz TM-2 and landing aboard Soyuz TM-3. He remained on Mir for 326 days; that was the longest stay in space at that time. His son, Roman Romanenko is also a cosmonaut, and has become the third second-generation space traveler on Soyuz TMA-15 in May 2009.