Vladimir Kovalyonok
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Nationality Russian
Date Of Birth 1943-03-03
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born March 3, 1942 in Beloye, Minsk Oblast, Belorussian SSR, is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
He entered the Soviet space programme on July 5, 1967 and was commander of three missions. He retired from the cosmonaut team on June 23, 1984.
