Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov (; 20 July 1941 – 19 April 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut. He was selected as cosmonaut on 5 May 1967, and retired on 7 September 1994. Lyakhov was the Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, and Soyuz TM-6, and spent 333 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes in space. He was married and had two children. He was awarded: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR; Two Orders of Lenin; Order of the October Revolution; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation); Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia); Order "The Sun of Liberty" (Afghanistan); Order of Merit 3rd class (Ukraine). External links http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/lyakhov_vladimir.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100131144611/http://astronautix.com/astros/lyakhov.htm The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur Vladimir Lykahkov, Soviet cosmonaut who flew to three space stations, dies at 76, CollectSpace.com, April 2018 1941 births 2018 deaths People from Antratsyt Russian people of Ukrainian descent Heroes of the Soviet Union Soviet cosmonauts Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Salyut program cosmonauts Spacewalkers Mir crew members Laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology