Vladimir Dzhanibekov

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Джанибеков; born May 13, 1942) is a former cosmonaut who made five flights. He was born in the remote area of Iskandar in the Tashkent region, Uzbekistan. He changed his surname from Krysin when he married to honor his wife's family belonged to a noble kin of the descendants of the medieval Kazakh khan Jani Beg (Russianized as Dzhanibek). His family moved to Tashkent soon after ... more

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Джанибеков; born May 13, 1942) is a former cosmonaut who made five flights. He was born in the remote area of Iskandar in the Tashkent region, Uzbekistan. He changed his surname from Krysin when he married to honor his wife's family belonged to a noble kin of the descendants of the medieval Kazakh khan Jani Beg (Russianized as Dzhanibek). His family moved to Tashkent soon after his birth. In 1960 he entered Leningrad University to study physics, where he became involved in flying, something that he had always been interested in. In 1961 he decided to enrol in the V. M. Komarov Higher Military Flying School at Yeisk. Four years later he graduated and became a flying instructor in the Soviet Air force. In 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut. This was the same year that he joined the Communist Party. Dzhanibekov made five flights: Soyuz 27, Soyuz 39, Soyuz T-6, Soyuz T-12 and Soyuz T-13. In all he had spent 145 days, 15... less