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Shchukin

Shchukin
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Graduated from Kachinsk Higher Military Pilot School, 1970. Graduated from Zhukovsky Test Pilot School. Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute, 1980. Soviet Air Force. Civilian test pilot at LII. Buran Test Pilot. Cosmonaut training December 1978 - July 1980. Died in crash of a Su-26M aerobatic aircraft at Zhukovsky Flight Research Center.

Birth Place: Vienna.
Status: Deceased.


Born: 1946.01.19.
Died: 1988.08.18.

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• Soyuz T-15A Crew: Volynov, Manarov, Levchenko. Final 'civilian' expedition to Salyut 7 station with Buran pilot aboard for spaceflight familiarisation was cancelled when control of the station was lost. Backup crew: Solovyov, Berezovoi, Shchukin. More...

• Mir LII-1 Crew: Levchenko. Mission to swap Soyuz lifeboats docked to station. Levchenko was a prospective Buran pilot sent on the short mission to familiarise himself with spaceflight. Backup crew: Shchukin. More...

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• Mir The Mir space station was the last remnant of the once mighty Soviet space programme. It was built to last only five years, and was to have been composed of modules launched by Proton and Buran/Energia launch vehicles. These modules were derived from those originally designed by Chelomei in the 1960's for the Almaz military station programme. As the Soviet Union collapsed Mir stayed in orbit, but the final modules were years late and could only be completed with American financial assistance. Kept flying over a decade beyond its rated life, Mir proved a source of pride to the Russian people and proved the ability of their cosmonauts and engineers to improvise and keep operations going despite all manner of challenges and mishaps. More...

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• Soyuz T-15A (cancelled) - . Crew: Volynov; Manarov; Levchenko. Backup Crew: Solovyov; Berezovoi; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Volynov; Manarov; Levchenko; Solovyov; Berezovoi; Shchukin. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-15A. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Summary: Final expedition to Salyut 7 station was cancelled when control was lost..

• Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 6 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 14 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 5 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 25 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 6 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 23 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 9 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 17 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 7 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 2 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 8 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 25 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 12 - . Crew: Levchenko; Shchukin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 20 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 14 - . Crew: Shchukin; Volk. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Shchukin; Volk. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Automatic landing. Time 21 minutes..

• Soyuz TM-4 - . Call Sign: Okean (Ocean ). Crew: Levchenko; Manarov; Titov, Vladimir. Backup Crew: Kaleri; Shchukin; Volkov, Aleksandr. Payload: Soyuz TM 11F732 s/n 54. Mass: 7,070 kg (15,580 lb). Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Levchenko; Manarov; Titov, Vladimir; Kaleri; Shchukin; Volkov, Aleksandr. Agency: MOM. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Mir EO-3; Mir LII-1; Soyuz TM-3; Mir LD-1. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Duration: 178.95 days. Decay Date: 1988-06-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 18699 . COSPAR: 1987-104A. Apogee: 357 km (221 mi). Perigee: 337 km (209 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 91.50 min. Summary: Mir Expedition EO-03. Carried Musa Manarov, Anatoly Levchenko, Vladimir Titov to Mir; returned crew of Soyuz TM-5 to Earth. Orbits 168 x 243 km, 255 x 296 km, 333 x 359 km. Docked with Mir 12:51 GMT 23 December. 30 December moved to forward port..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 23 - . Crew: Shchukin; Stankiavicius. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Shchukin; Stankiavicius. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 20 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 24 - . Crew: Shchukin; Stankiavicius. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Shchukin; Stankiavicius. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.

• Death of Alexandr Vladimirovich Shchukin at Zhukovsky Flight Research Center, Russia. Crash of a Su-26M aerobatic aircraft on LII (Zhukovsky Flight Research Center - . Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Shchukin. Summary: Belarusian test pilot cosmonaut, 1980-1988..