Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates
Popovich |
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Попович |
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Marina Lavrentyevna Vasilyevna |
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Марина Лаврентьевна Попович |
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USSR |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 20.07.1931 |
| Birthplace: | |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | ??.??.1962 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. ??.??.1962 |
| Day of death: | 30.11.2017 |
| Place of death: | ? |
Additional information
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Joined the Antonov design bureau from school
in 1947; she learned to fly and at some point was commissioned into the Soviet
Air Force; by the time she met Pavel
Popovich in 1955, she was a Major, a test pilot and holder of
13 aviation world records; Colonel Soviet Air Force; following her retirement
she was a global known on ufologist and hold lectures around the world.
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