Encyclopedia of astronauts.Afanasyev (2013)

Documentary №99629, 1 part, duration: 0:04:54
Production: Studio Roscosmos
Other authors:Rozakova Marina, Kuckij Mihail, Shatilo Sergej, Trudova Nataljya, Pastuhov Sergej

Annotation:

A series of films about important pages of the life of Soviet and Russian cosmonauts. Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev was selected for the Buran program detachment, but then enlisted in the test cosmonauts detachment according to the main program of expeditions to the Mir station. He was trained as a commander of a rescue ship, made four space flights, took part in the international scientific and educational project "Banner of Peace".

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Photos of Afanasyev.

The plane is at the airfield, technicians remove the cover from it.

The instructor is talking to the cadets.

Photo of Afanasyev in the cockpit.

The plane takes off.

Planes on the field, cadets.

The Buran shuttle is in the hangar.

"Buran" on the runway.

The technician closes the door of the centrifuge.

The centrifuge is spinning.

The Mir station is above Ground.

Baikonur, Soyuz TM-11 crew (Afanasyev, Manarov, Akiyama), report to the chairman of the State Commission.

Astronauts during the flight.

Astronauts get off the bus.

Astronauts climb into the rocket.

The launch of Soyuz TM-11.

Mir space Station, works in outer space.

Photo of the crew after the return (Afanasyev, Manarov, Sharmen).

Afanasyev works at the Mir station.

Photo of the Soyuz TM-18 crew (Afanasyev, Usachev, Polyakov).

Mir Station and Soyuz TM-29 ship.

Photo of the crew (Afanasyev, Bella, Avdeev).

Afanasyev in headphones.

The crew of Soyuz TM-33 (Afanasyev, Kozeev, Claudie Enier).

Photos of Afanasyev from different years.

Personnel:

Afanasjev V.M. -- test pilot, military pilot, engineer, test cosmonaut 1st class, Hero of the Soviet Union. Manarov M.H. -- Soviet pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, public and political figure. Toyohiro Akiyama -- Japanese journalist, engineer, cosmonaut-researcher. Kozeev K.M. -- cosmonaut, process engineer, Hero of the Russian Federation. Enjere K. -- French politician, statesman and public figure, cosmonaut of the National Space Research Center (1985-1999) and the European Space Agency (1999-2002).

Calendar: 1970s 1980s 1990 1994 1999 2001

Locations: Kazakhstan [114]

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