Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev | |
|---|---|
_2.jpg) Tokarev in a NASA uniform | |
| Born | 29 October 1952 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Air force colonel |
Time in space | 199d 15h 06m |
| Selection | 1989 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | STS-96, Soyuz TMA-7 (Expedition 12) |
Mission insignia |   |
Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev (Russian: Валерий Иванович Токарев; born 29 October 1952) is a Russian Air Force colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Tokarev traveled to space twice, and has performed two career spacewalks, before retiring in June 2008.[1]
In 26 March 2009, Tokarev joined the United Russia party.[2] On 8 September 2013, he was elected head of Zvyozdny Gorodok for five years, receiving 67.9% of the vote.
- ^ SPACEFACTS.de (17 February 2010). "Biographies of USSR/Russian Cosmonauts: Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev". Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Герой: Токарев Валерий Иванович" [Hero: Tokarev Valery Ivanovich]. er.ru. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.