Name: Romanenko, Yuri Country: Soviet Union M/F: M Number of Flights: 3

Space Flights Launch Date - Flight Up Landing Date - Flight Down
1. Soyuz 26 December 10, 1977 - Soyuz 26 March 18, 1978 - Soyuz 27
2. Soyuz 38 September 18, 1980 - Soyuz 38 September 26, 1980 - Soyuz 38
3. Soyuz TM-2 February 5, 1987 - Soyuz TM-2 December 29, 1987 - Soyuz TM-3

Space Flights Descriptions
Soyuz 16
(Backup Crew)
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - Manned test flight of modernized Soyuz spacecraft
Soyuz 19
(2nd Backup Crew)
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - Docked with Apollo "18"
Soyuz 25
(Backup Crew)
Failed to dock with the Salyut 6 space station
1. Soyuz 26 Salyut 6 Principal Expedition EO-01 Crew
Docked with Salyut 6 on December 11, 1977 aboard Soyuz 26
Returned to Earth on March 18, 1978 aboard Soyuz 27
Soyuz 33
(Backup Crew)
Salyut 6 Visiting Expedition EP-05 Crew
4th international crew of the INTERCOSMOS program
2. Soyuz 38 Salyut 6 Visiting Expedition EO-09 Crew
7th international crew under the INTERCOSMOS program
Docked with Salyut 6 from September 19, 1980 to September 26, 1980
Soyuz 40
(Backup Crew)
Salyut 6 Visiting Expedition EP-11 Crew
9th international crew under the INTERCOSMOS program
3. Soyuz TM-2 Mir Main Expedition EO-02 Crew
Docked with Mir on February 7, 1987 aboard Soyuz TM-2
Returned to Earth on December 29, 1987 aboard Soyuz TM-3

Spacewalks - 4
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
Soyuz 26 December 20, 1977 Test Orlan-D space suit in depressurized airlock. Inspect Salyut 6 front port
1 hour 28 minutes

Soyuz TM-2 April 11, 1987 Contingency spacewalk to investigate cause of Kvant-1 module hard docking difficulties
3 hours 40 minutes
Soyuz TM-2 June 12, 1987 Install Mir top solar array
1 hour 53 minutes
Soyuz TM-2 June 16, 1987 Complete installation of Mir top solar array
3 hours 15 minutes

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Updated - December 9, 2008