Arzebarski and Krikalev were almost stuck at the Mir station during a political uprising in 1991. They were in orbit during the Soviet coup attempt (the "August Putsch") of 1991 when members of the Soviet Union's government tried to wrest control of the country from Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. For several days, the political situation seriously jeopardized their position, as is dramatized in this documentary.
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He spent over 145 days in space on a single spaceflight.
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Served as Commander of the Soyuz TM-12 in 1991. The crew docked with the Russian Mir Space Station. Arzebarski and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev stayed aboard Mir while the rest of the crew flew back to Earth after 8 days. Arzebarski took six spacewalks during this mission. He spent over 33 hours walking in space.
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Married with four children.
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A Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, a Colonel in the Russian Air Force, and a test pilot. He was selected for the cosmonaut project in 1985 and retired in 1994.
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