Editing Valeri Polyakov (section)

== Legacy ==
Polyakov won several awards for his spaceflight and academic achievements, including the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]], [[Hero of the Russian Federation]], [[Order of Lenin]], [[Legion of Honour|Order of the Legion of Honour]], and the [[Order of Parasat]]. He was a member of organizations related to [[astronautics]], including the Russian Chief Medical Commission on cosmonauts' certification.<ref name=nmmuseum/>

Polyakov held the title of "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" and published several works pertaining to [[life sciences]], medical aspects of space missions, and the results of research conducted on long-duration spaceflights.<ref name=nmmuseum/>

Polyakov's record for longest cumulative time in space of 678 days over two missions stood until surpassed in 1999 by cosmonaut [[Sergei Avdeyev]] with a total of 747 days in space during three different missions.<ref name=nmmuseum/><ref name=mirnasa>{{cite web|title=Mir Space Station |url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/mir/mir.htm|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|access-date=24 September 2011|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030951/https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/mir/mir.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>