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{{Short description|Soviet and Russian cosmonaut}}
{{Short description|Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1939–2022)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
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{{family name hatnote|Victorovich|Ryumin|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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{{Infobox astronaut
{{Infobox astronaut
| name =Valery Ryumin
| name = Valery Ryumin
| image =Ryumin, Valery Victorovitch (cropped).jpg
| image = Ryumin, Valery Victorovitch (cropped).jpg
| caption =Valery Victorovich Ryumin in 1998
| caption = Ryumin in 1998
| type =Cosmonaut
| type = Cosmonaut
| nationality =[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] / Russian
| nationality = [[Soviet Union|Soviet]], Russian
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1939|8|16|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|08|16|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Komsomolsk-on-Amur]]
| birth_place = [[Komsomolsk-on-Amur]], [[Khabarovsk Krai]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[USSR]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|06|06|1939|08|16|df=y}}
| occupation =[[Flight engineer]]
| death_place = [[Russia]]
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| selection =[[List of astronauts by selection#1973|1973 Civilian Specialist Group 5]]
| eva1 =1
| occupation = [[Flight engineer]]
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| selection = [[List of astronauts by year of selection#1973|1973 Civilian Specialist Group 5]]
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| eva2 =1 hour 23 minutes
| time =371d 17h 24m
| eva1 = 1
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| eva2 = 1 hour 23 minutes
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| mission =[[Soyuz 25]], [[Soyuz 32]], [[Soyuz 35]]/[[Soyuz 37]], [[Soyuz 34]], [[STS-91]]
| insignia = [[Image:Sts-91-patch.svg|30px]]
| time = 371d 17h 24m
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| mission = [[Soyuz 25]], [[Soyuz 32]]/[[Soyuz 34]], [[Soyuz 35]]/[[Soyuz 37]], [[STS-91]]
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|}}
| insignia = [[File:Sts-91-patch.svg|30px]]
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'''Valery Victorovich Ryumin''' ({{lang-ru|Валерий Викторович Рюмин}}; 16 August 1939 in [[Komsomolsk-on-Amur]] - 6 June 2022) was a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]].
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'''Valery Victorovich Ryumin''' ({{lang-ru|Валерий Викторович Рюмин}}; 16 August 1939 – 6 June 2022)<ref>[https://www.space.com/obituary-valery-ryumin-cosmonaut-roscosmos Valery Ryumin, cosmonaut who launched to Salyut and Mir space stations, dies at 82] Space.com, 2022-06-06.</ref> was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Astronaut#Cosmonaut|cosmonaut]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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From 1958 to 1961, Ryumin served in the army as a tank commander.
From 1958 to 1961, Ryumin served in the army as a tank commander.


From 1966 to the present, he has been employed at the Rocket Space Corporation [[RSC Energia|Energia]], holding the positions of: Ground Electrical Test Engineer, Deputy Lead Designer for Orbital Stations, Department Head, and Deputy General Designer for Testing. He helped develop and prepare all orbital stations, beginning with [[Salyut 1]].
From 1966 onwards he was employed at the Rocket Space Corporation [[Energia (corporation)|Energia]], holding the positions of Ground Electrical Test Engineer, Deputy Lead Designer for Orbital Stations, Department Head, and Deputy General Designer for Testing. He helped develop and prepare all orbital stations, beginning with [[Salyut 1]].


In 1973, he joined the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps. A veteran of three space flights, Ryumin has logged a total of 362 days in space. In 1977, he spent 2 days aboard Soyuz-25, in 1979, he spent 175 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the [[Salyut 6]] space station, and in 1980, he spent 185 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut 6 space station.
In 1973, he joined the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps. Ultimately he became a veteran of four space flights and logged a total of 371 days in space.


In 1977, he spent two days aboard [[Soyuz 25]], in 1979, he spent 175 days aboard Soyuz vehicles 32 and 34 and the [[Salyut 6]] space station, and in 1980, he spent 185 days aboard Soyuz vehicles 35 and 37 and the Salyut 6 space station.
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[[File:USSR Stamp 1981 Salyut6 Cosmonauts.jpg|thumb|[[Leonid Popov]] and Valery Ryumin in USSR Stamp, 1983]]
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From 1981 to 1989, Ryumin was flight director for the [[Salyut 7]] space station and the Mir space station. Since 1992, he has been the Director of the Russian portion of the Shuttle-Mir and NASA-Mir program.


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[[File:USSR Stamp 1981 Salyut6 Cosmonauts.jpg|thumb|[[Leonid Popov]] and Valery Ryumin on USSR postage stamp, 1981]]
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In January 1998, NASA announced Ryumin's selection to the crew of [[STS-91]]. Ryumin served aboard STS-91 Discovery (2–12 June 1998) the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. The [[STS-91]] mission was accomplished in 154 Earth orbits, traveling 3.8 million miles in 235 hours and 54 seconds.


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From 1981 to 1989, Ryumin was flight director for the [[Salyut 7]] space station and the Mir space station. Since 1992, he was the Director of the Russian portion of the Shuttle-Mir and NASA-Mir program.
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Married to fellow cosmonaut [[Yelena Kondakova]], he has two daughters and a son. His hobbies include tennis, angling, hunting, walking through forests, and travel.

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In January 1998, NASA announced Ryumin's selection to the crew of [[STS-91]]. Ryumin served aboard STS-91 Discovery (2–12 June 1998) the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. The [[STS-91]] mission was accomplished in 154 Earth orbits, traveling 3.8 million miles in 235 hours and 54 seconds.

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Married to fellow cosmonaut [[Yelena Kondakova]], he had two daughters and a son. His hobbies included tennis, angling, hunting, walking through forests, and travel.

Ryumin died on 6 June 2022, and was buried in the [[Federal Military Memorial Cemetery]] on 9 June.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/obschestvo/14869297|title=В Подмосковье прошли похороны космонавта Валерия Рюмина|language=ru|publisher=[[TASS]]|date=9 June 2022|accessdate=7 February 2023}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
*Twice as [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (19 August 1979 and 11 October 1980)
*Twice as [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (19 August 1979 and 11 October 1980)
*[[Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR]]
*[[Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR]]
*[[Order For Merit to the Fatherland]] 4th class
*[[Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] 4th class
*Three [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]] (USSR)
*Three [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]] (USSR)
*[[Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"]]
*[[Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"]]
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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
In a 2017 Russian film ''[[Salyut-7 (film)|Salyut 7]]'', a character Valery Shudin (played by Aleksandr Samoylenko) was based on, and bears striking physical resemblance to, Ryumin.
In the 2017 Russian film ''[[Salyut 7 (film)|Salyut 7]]'', a character Valery Shudin, played by Aleksandr Samoylenko, was based on Ryumin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Tasha |title=Russia's space blockbuster Salyut-7 is a fascinating look at cinematic heroism |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/29/16373940/salyut-7-movie-review-russian-space-blockbuster |website=The Verge |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Recipients of the USSR State Prize]]
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[[Category:Spacewalkers]]
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[[Category:Mir crew members]]
[[Category:Mir crew members]]
[[Category:Burials at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery]]

Latest revision as of 02:27, 16 July 2023

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Victorovich and the family name is Ryumin.
Valery Ryumin
Ryumin in 1998
Born(1939-08-16)16 August 1939
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died6 June 2022(2022-06-06) (aged 82)
Russland
NationalitySoviet, Russian
OccupationFlight engineer
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
371d 17h 24m
Selection1973 Civilian Specialist Group 5
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
1 hour 23 minutes
MissionsSoyuz 25, Soyuz 32/Soyuz 34, Soyuz 35/Soyuz 37, STS-91
Mission insignia

Valery Victorovich Ryumin (Russian: Валерий Викторович Рюмин; 16 August 1939 – 6 June 2022)[1] was a Soviet cosmonaut.

Biography

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In 1958, he graduated from the Kaliningrad Mechanical Engineering Technical College with the specialty "Cold Working of Metal." In 1966, he graduated from the Department of Electronics and Computing Technology of the Moscow Forestry Engineering Institute with the specialty "Spacecraft Control Systems."

From 1958 to 1961, Ryumin served in the army as a tank commander.

From 1966 onwards he was employed at the Rocket Space Corporation Energia, holding the positions of Ground Electrical Test Engineer, Deputy Lead Designer for Orbital Stations, Department Head, and Deputy General Designer for Testing. He helped develop and prepare all orbital stations, beginning with Salyut 1.

In 1973, he joined the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps. Ultimately he became a veteran of four space flights and logged a total of 371 days in space.

In 1977, he spent two days aboard Soyuz 25, in 1979, he spent 175 days aboard Soyuz vehicles 32 and 34 and the Salyut 6 space station, and in 1980, he spent 185 days aboard Soyuz vehicles 35 and 37 and the Salyut 6 space station.

Leonid Popov and Valery Ryumin on USSR postage stamp, 1981

From 1981 to 1989, Ryumin was flight director for the Salyut 7 space station and the Mir space station. Since 1992, he was the Director of the Russian portion of the Shuttle-Mir and NASA-Mir program.

In January 1998, NASA announced Ryumin's selection to the crew of STS-91. Ryumin served aboard STS-91 Discovery (2–12 June 1998) the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. The STS-91 mission was accomplished in 154 Earth orbits, traveling 3.8 million miles in 235 hours and 54 seconds.

Married to fellow cosmonaut Yelena Kondakova, he had two daughters and a son. His hobbies included tennis, angling, hunting, walking through forests, and travel.

Ryumin died on 6 June 2022, and was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 9 June.[2]

Awards

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In the 2017 Russian film Salyut 7, a character Valery Shudin, played by Aleksandr Samoylenko, was based on Ryumin.[3]

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Valery Ryumin, cosmonaut who launched to Salyut and Mir space stations, dies at 82 Space.com, 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ "В Подмосковье прошли похороны космонавта Валерия Рюмина" (in Russian). TASS. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Robinson, Tasha (29 September 2017). "Russia's space blockbuster Salyut-7 is a fascinating look at cinematic heroism". The Verge. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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