Svetlana Savitskaya
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| Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya | |
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| Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
| Born | August 8, 1948 Moscow, Russia |
| Other occupation | Flight engineer |
| Space time | 19d 17h 06m |
| Selection | 1980 (Female Group 2) |
| Missions | Soyuz T-7, Salyut 7, Soyuz T-5, Soyuz T-12 |
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born August 8, 1948, in Moscow, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. She is the daughter of a Soviet military commander Yevgeniy Savitskiy.
She was selected by GMVK as cosmonaut on 1980.
While on the Salyut 7 space station on July 25, 1984, cosmonaut Savitskaya became the first woman ever to perform a space walk. She was outside the space station for 3 hours 35 minutes.
Upon returning to Earth, Savitskaya was assigned as commander of an all-female Soyuz crew to Salyut 7 in commemoration of the International Women's Day, a mission that was later canceled.
She was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal.
She is also a test and sports pilot - starting from 1974 she set 18 international world records on MiG aircraft and three records in team parachute jumping. She also won the first place in the 6th FAI World Aerobatic Championship in 1970.
Savitskaya retired from her active cosmonaut's duty in 1993.
She is a member of the State Duma representing the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
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