Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin (; born April 21, 1951) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography
Born in Moscow, Laveykin was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Married with one child, Laveykin retired on March 28, 1994. For this reason, in July he was replaced by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, who stayed on Mir to the end of the expedition in December.
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin and the Russian Federation Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"