Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (; born 29 March 1947) is a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut. He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 23, 1978, and retired on May 30, 1997. During his active career he had been Commander of Soyuz TM-3, Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TM-20. He has spent a total of 489 days in space. Honours and awards Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (10 April 1995) - for their courage and heroism displayed during prolonged space flight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir Order of Friendship of Peoples (11 August 1992) - for the successful implementation of long-duration space flight on the orbital station Mir and displaying courage and heroism Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution (19 February 1990) - for the successful implementation of spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir and displaying courage and heroism Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (12 April 2011) - for the great achievements in the field of research, development and use of outer space, many years of diligent work, public activities Commander of the Legion of Honour (March 1999), previously an officer (1988) Pilot-cosmonaut of the Soviet Union References 1947 births Living people People from North Kazakhstan Region Soviet cosmonauts Russian cosmonauts Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of Lenin Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Soviet Air Force officers Russian Air Force officers Spacewalkers Mir crew members