Gennady Strekalov was the major Soviet cosmonaut, a term used in modern Russia and the former Soviet Union to describe an astronaut, having spent more than 268 days in space over the span of five missions. Vladimir Dzhanibekov followed, with a total of five flights and 145 days in open space.
Cosmonauts with the most flights in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1961 to 1991
Date of survey refers to the period between when the first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, was sent into space in 1961 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Total flight time is presented in the format dd:hh:mm.
Only the leading 10 cosmonauts with the highest number of flights and longest flight hours are presented.
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Aerospace Security Project. (July 5, 2022). Cosmonauts with the most flights in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1961 to 1991 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327389/soviet-union-cosmonauts-by-flights/
Aerospace Security Project. "Cosmonauts with the most flights in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1961 to 1991." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327389/soviet-union-cosmonauts-by-flights/
Aerospace Security Project. (2022). Cosmonauts with the most flights in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1961 to 1991. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327389/soviet-union-cosmonauts-by-flights/
Aerospace Security Project. "Cosmonauts with The Most Flights in The Soviet Union (Ussr) from 1961 to 1991." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327389/soviet-union-cosmonauts-by-flights/
Aerospace Security Project, Cosmonauts with the most flights in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1961 to 1991 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327389/soviet-union-cosmonauts-by-flights/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Cosmonauts with the most flights in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1961 to 1991 [Graph], Aerospace Security Project, July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327389/soviet-union-cosmonauts-by-flights/
