Vladimir Dzhanibekov

Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Владимир Джанибеков
Born	13 May 1942; Iskandar, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union; (now Uzbekistan)
Status	Retired
Education	Leningrad University and Rostov University; physics.; Yeisk Military Flight Academy; mil. pilot with instructor certificate, grad. 1965.;
Occupation	Military pilot
Known for	Salyut-7 rescue mission; Dzhanibekov effect;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2); Order of Lenin (5); Order of the Red Star; Commander, Legion of Honour (France);
	Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	145d 15h 56m
Selection	Air Force Group 5 (USSR)
Total EVAs	2
Total EVA time	8h 35m
Missions	Soyuz 27/Soyuz 26 (Salyut 6 EP-1), Soyuz 39 (Salyut 6 EP-9), Soyuz T-6 (Salyut 7 EP-1), Soyuz T-12 (Salyut 7 EP-4), Soyuz T-13 (Salyut 7 EO-4-1b)

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Джанибеков, born 13 May 1942) is a retired Soviet Air Force Major General and a cosmonaut veteran of five orbital missions.