Viktor Afanasyev (cosmonaut)

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Viktor Afanasyev
Born	Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev (1948-12-31)31 December 1948 Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Status	Retired
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Russian Air Force
Time in space	555d 18h 33m
Selection	1985 Cosmonaut Group
Total EVAs	7
Total EVA time	38 hours 04 minutes
Missions	Soyuz TM-11, Mir EO-8, Soyuz TM-18, Mir EO-15, Soyuz TM-29, Mir EO-27, Soyuz TM-33/TM-32
Mission insignia
Retirement	17 April 2006

Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyeva, born in 1952. They have two children. His father, Mikhail Z. Afanasyev, is deceased. His mother, Marya S. Afanasyeva, resides in Merkulyevo, Bryansk region, Russia. His recreational interests include football, swimming, and tourism. He considers his favorite meal to be borscht.