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Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (Template:Langx; 29 March 1947 – 9 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut.

Viktorenko was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 March 1978 and retired on 30 May 1997. He was commander of Soyuz TM-3, Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14, and Soyuz TM-20. He spent a total of 489 days in space.<ref >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Russian tradition of Russian Orthodox priests blessing cosmonauts on launch day was initiated by Viktorenko when he requested one for the launch of Soyuz TM-20 in 1994.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Aleksandr Viktorenko died on 9 August 2023, at the age of 76.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was buried at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 12 August.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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