Aleksandr Lazutkin
{{Short description|Russian cosmonaut (born 1957)}}{{Family name hatnote|Ivanovich|Lazutkin|lang=East Slavic}}{{Expand Russian|topic=bio|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox astronaut
| name =Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin
| image =Lazutkin.jpg
| type = Roscosmos cosmonaut
|status =Retired
| nationality =Russian
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|10|30}}
| birth_place =Moscow, Soviet Union
| occupation =Flight engineer
| selection =1992
| time =184d 22h 07m
| mission =Soyuz TM-25
| insignia =50px
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Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin ({{langx|ru|Александр Иванович Лазуткин}}; born October 30, 1957){{Cite web|title = Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin|url = http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Mission_Odissea_-_F._De_Winne_-_english/Aleksandr_Ivanovich_Lazutkin|website = European Space Agency|accessdate = 2016-01-08}} is a former Russian cosmonaut.
Life and career
Lazutkin attended the Moscow Aviation Institute and received a degree in mechanical engineering. He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 3, 1992. His first spaceflight was Soyuz TM-25, where he served as the flight engineer.
Lazutkin has stated that Russian cosmonauts were given cognac for extended missions in space.{{Cite web|title = Why Astronauts Were Banned From Drinking Wine In Outer Space|url = https://gizmodo.com/why-astronauts-were-banned-from-drinking-wine-in-outer-1513304233|website = Gizmodo| date=31 January 2014 |accessdate = 2016-01-08|language = en-US}}
= 1997 Progress supply mission =
Lazutkin was aboard the Mir Space Station when a collision occurred with the uncrewed Progress M34, its supply craft, which was piloted by Vasily Tsibliyev while on the Mir.{{Cite web|title = The five greatest space hacks of all time|url = http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140725-the-five-greatest-space-hacks|website = BBC|publisher = |accessdate = 2016-01-08|last = Hollingham|first = Richard}}{{Cite book|title = This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TLKCmJSFJnYC|publisher = Random House Publishing Group|date = 2010-09-29|isbn = 9780307765482|language = en|first = William E.|last = Burrows}} The collision, considered the worst in the history of the space age, knocked out Spektr's solar panels and caused the Mir to lose alignment with the sun, resulting in a loss of power. It also caused the cabin to decompress.{{Cite book|title = Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2czSJB5BSHoC|publisher = Macmillan|date = 2004-01-20|isbn = 9781429976114|language = en|first = Kenneth|last = Kamler}}
Quick action by the three crew members managed to avert immediate disaster. Lazutkin and fellow crew member Michael Foale quickly severed the connecting cables with the module and sealed off the hatches to the module, saving the rest of the station.{{Cite book|title = Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dbGchpi1HP8C|publisher = Springer Science & Business Media|date = 2003-05-07|isbn = 9781852336578|language = en|first1 = Rex|last1 = Hall|first2 = David|last2 = Shayler}} Lazutkin successfully cut some of the wires connecting the Mir and the Spektr using a small dinner knife. A few days after the collision, Tsibliyev and Lazutkin were ordered to attempt to repair the Mir, while Foale was ordered to the Soyuz-TM escape pod. The station was eventually secured safely.
See also
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