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| type = Cosmonaut
| type = Cosmonaut
| nationality = [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] / Russian
| nationality = [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] / Russian
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|16|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|08|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Komsomolsk-on-Amur]]
| birth_place = [[Komsomolsk-on-Amur]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|6|6|1939|8|16|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|06|06|1939|08|16|df=y}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| occupation = [[Flight engineer]]
| occupation = [[Flight engineer]]
| selection = [[List of astronauts by selection#1973|1973 Civilian Specialist Group 5]]
| selection = [[List of astronauts by year of selection#1973|1973 Civilian Specialist Group 5]]
| eva1 = 1
| eva1 = 1
| eva2 = 1 hour 23 minutes
| eva2 = 1 hour 23 minutes
| time = 371d 17h 24m
| time = 371d 17h 24m
| mission = [[Soyuz 25]], [[Soyuz 32]], [[Soyuz 35]]/[[Soyuz 37]], [[Soyuz 34]], [[STS-91]]
| mission = [[Soyuz 25]], [[Soyuz 32]], [[Soyuz 35]]/[[Soyuz 37]], [[Soyuz 34]], [[STS-91]]
| insignia = [[Image:Sts-91-patch.svg|30px]]
| insignia = [[File:Sts-91-patch.svg|30px]]
}}
}}
'''Valery Victorovich Ryumin''' ({{lang-ru|Валерий Викторович Рюмин}}; 16 August 1939 – 6 June 2022) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]].
'''Valery Victorovich Ryumin''' ({{lang-ru|Валерий Викторович Рюмин}}; 16 August 1939 – 6 June 2022) 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 to the present,{{When|date=June 2022}} 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. A veteran of three space flights, Ryumi logged a total of 362 days in space. In 1977, he spent two 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.


[[File:USSR Stamp 1981 Salyut6 Cosmonauts.jpg|thumb|[[Leonid Popov]] and Valery Ryumin in USSR Stamp, 1983]]
[[File:USSR Stamp 1981 Salyut6 Cosmonauts.jpg|thumb|[[Leonid Popov]] and Valery Ryumin on USSR postage stamp, 1983]]
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.
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.
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 has two daughters and a son. His hobbies include tennis, angling, hunting, walking through forests, and travel.
Married to fellow cosmonaut [[Yelena Kondakova]], he has two daughters and a son. His hobbies included tennis, angling, hunting, walking through forests, and travel.


==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 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.


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 16:29, 6 June 2022

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Victorovich and the family name is Ryumin.
Valery Ryumin
Valery Victorovich Ryumin in 1998
Born(1939-08-16)16 August 1939
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Died6 June 2022(2022-06-06) (aged 82)
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 35/Soyuz 37, Soyuz 34, STS-91
Mission insignia

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

Biography

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 to the present,[when?] 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. A veteran of three space flights, Ryumi logged a total of 362 days in space. In 1977, he spent two 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.

Leonid Popov and Valery Ryumin on USSR postage stamp, 1983

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 has two daughters and a son. His hobbies included tennis, angling, hunting, walking through forests, and travel.

Awards

In a 2017 Russian film Salyut 7, a character Valery Shudin (played by Aleksandr Samoylenko) was based on, and bears striking physical resemblance to, Ryumin.

Sources

References

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