Oleg Atkov

Oleg Atkov
Born (1949-05-09) 9 May 1949 (age 75)
StatusRetired
NationalitySoviet / Russian
OccupationMedical Doctor
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
236d 22h 49m
Selection1983
MissionsSoyuz T-10/Soyuz T-11

Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov (Russian: Оле́г Ю́рьевич Атько́в; born 9 May 1949) is a Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut. With a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Atkov was chosen to be the health specialist on board Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-11. After Atkov's rather long time in space, he returned to work at the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology to continue his research on the adaptation of weightlessness and cardiology. With his published research and time in space, Atkov holds two of the USSR's highest honors; the Order of Lenin and the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Atkov is a professor of medicine at the Russian National Research Medical University and currently serves as the vice president of Russian Railways.


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