| Name: Balandin, Aleksandr | Country: Soviet Union | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 1 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Flight Up | Landing Date - Flight Down |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Soyuz TM-9 | February 11, 1990 - Soyuz TM-9 | August 9, 1990 - Soyuz TM-9 |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-7 (2nd Backup Crew) |
Mir Main Expedition EO-04 Crew |
| Soyuz TM-8 (Backup Crew) |
Mir Main Expedition EO-05 Crew |
| 1. Soyuz TM-9 | Mir Main Expedition EO-06 Crew Docked with Mir from February 13, 1990 to August 9, 1990 |
| Soyuz Buran Support (Cancelled) |
Proposed Backup Crew for a planned flight to Mir The main purpose was to provide spaceflight experience to Boroday who was assigned to the backup crew of Buran Flight 5. The flight was cancelled after the break-up of the Soviet Union. |
| Soyuz TM-15 (2nd Backup Crew) |
Mir Main Expedition EO-12 Crew |
| Spacewalks - 2 | ||
| Space Flights | Date & Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Soyuz TM-9 | July 17, 1990 | Repair damaged thermal blankets on Soyuz TM-9 |
| 7 hours 16 minutes | ||
| Soyuz TM-9 | July 25, 1990 | Investigate damaged Kvant 2 hatch - attempted to close and seal |
| 3 hours 31 minutes | ||
| Return to Master List | One Spaceflight | Mir Program - 1990 / Backup Crew |
| Soviet Cosmonauts | Spacewalkers |
Updated - December 9, 2008