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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian
language|Russian:
Владими&
#1088;
Алексан&
#1076;рович
Джанибе&
#1082;ов; born May 13, 1942) was a
astronaut|cosmonaut who made five flights.

He was born in the remote area of Iskandar,
Tashkent|Iskandar in the Tashkent region,
Uzbekistan. He changed his surname from Krysin
when he became a cosmonaut. His family moved to
Tashkent soon after his birth. In 1960 he entered
into the 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 hours and 56 minutes in
space over these five missions. He had also
performed two Extra-vehicular activity|EVAs with a
total time of 8 hours and 35 minutes.

After leaving the cosmonaut program in 1986, he
became involved in politics. He was the Deputy to
the Supreme Soviet of Uzbek SSR from 1985 until
1990. He is also interested painting and his
works, predominantly about space have been shown
in several exhibtions.

He also became interested in ballooning, and
flying around the world. He made only one flight
though, that lasted only 30 minutes. He, Larry
Newman and Don Moses lifted off in Earthwinds on
January 13, 1993 but couldn't penetrate a strong
inversion layer and tore the ballast balloon on a
mountain peak.

He is twice a Hero of the Soviet Union (by decrees
of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 16,
1978 and on March 30, 1981), has five Order of
Lenin|Orders of Lenin and an Order of the Red
Star. He is also a Hero of the Mongolian People's
Republic and has the Mongolian Order of
Sukhe-Bator. He also has the Legion of Honour from
France. He is an honorary citizen of Gagarin,
Kaluga (Russia), Arkalyk (Kazakhstan), Houston
(USA).

==External links==
*http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/
dzhanibekov_vladimir.htm
*http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Salyut6/S39.htm
*http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Salyut6/S27.htm
*http://www.astronautix.com/astros/dzhbekov.htm
*http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_l
ife/9711/rtwretro9711.htm
*http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?selm=9505221540
.AA07052%40urania.harvard.edu
*http://books.nap.edu/books/0309085489/html/index.
html