Vitaly Sevastyanov was a Soviet cosmonaut and engineer who flew two long-duration missions, including a 1975 stay aboard the Salyut 4 space station lasting more than 63 days. He was also a well known chess enthusiast who played a televised chess match against mission control from orbit during one of his flights, and he later became a prominent Russian sports and space broadcaster and commentator.
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