Who was Valeri Polyakov?

Valeri Polyakov was born on April 27, 1942, in Tula, Soviet Union. Polyakov legally changed his name after being adopted by his stepfather in 1957. He was born in Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov.

A former Russian cosmonaut named Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov holds the record for the longest stay in space, spending more than 14 months on the Mir space station. In total, he spent more than 22 months in space.

His body height is approx 5ft 10in and his body weight is approx 60kg. His hair color is black and his eyes color is brown.

Valeri Polyakov Wiki

Valeri Polyakov Education

He was educated at Tula No. 4 Secondary School and obtained his diploma in 1959. He attended the First Sechenov Medical School in Moscow and received his Ph.D. After that, he began to study astronautics medicine at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Ministry of Public Health in Moscow.

After the first space doctor, Boris Yegorov boarded Vostok 1 in 1964, Polyakov devoted himself to the study of space medicine.

Valeri Polyakov Death Cause

Soviet cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who set the record for the longest single space mission, has died at the age of 80, the Russian space agency said on Monday 19 September 2022.

Space Hipsters is saddened by the death of Cosmonaut Dr Valeri Polyakov, whose 22 month stay on Mir remains the record for the longest stay in space. pic.twitter.com/Y7rUcMGtPm

— SpaceHipstersBookPrize (@HipstersPrize) September 19, 2022

Valeri Polyakov Career

Former Russian cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov is from Russia. On one voyage, he spent more than 14 months on the Mir space station, holding the record for the longest single space stay. The total time he spent in space was over 22 months.

Selected as an astronaut in 1972, Polyakov made his first space trip aboard the Soyuz TM-6 in 1988. After 240 days, he returned to Earth in a TM-7. In 1994-1995, Polyakov successfully completed his second space mission, from the launch of the Soyuz TM-18 to the landing of the TM-20, and stayed in space for 437 days, breaking the previous duration of human spaceflight longest record.

Valeri Polyakov’s Net Worth

Valeri Polyakov had an estimated net worth of $1 Million.

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FAQs

• Who was Valeri Polyakov?
  A former Russian cosmonaut named Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov holds the record for the longest stay in space, spending more than 14 months on the Mir space station.
• When was Valeri Polyakov born?
  He was born on April 27, 1942.
• When did Valeri Polyakov die?
  He died on 19 September 2022.
• What was the age of Valeri Polyakov?
  He was 80 years old.
• What was the net worth of Valeri Polyakov?
  Valeri Polyakov had an estimated net worth of $1 Million.