Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Valeri Fyodorovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 02.08.1934 |
| Birthplace: | Pavlowski Possad / Moscow Oblast / Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 26.01.1982 |
| Date of death: | 27.03.2019 |
| Place of death: | Zvyozdny Gorodok / Oblast Moscow / Rayon Shchyolkovo / Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Vostok 5 | Pilot Cosmonaut | 14.06. - 19.06.1963 | 4d 23h 07m |
| 2 | Soyuz 22 | Commander | 15.09. - 23.09.1976 | 7d 21h 52m |
| 3 | Soyuz 31 / Soyuz 29 | Commander | 26.08. - 03.09.1978 | 7d 20h 49m |
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| Total | 20d 17h 48m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Vostok 3 | Pilot Cosmonaut |
| 2 | Soyuz 37 | Commander |
Additional information
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Received a diploma in engineering from the
Shukovsky Military Academy, Monino, 1968; doctorate degree, 1973; Colonel,
Soviet Air Force, Ret.; was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/60 - 18.01.1961; was
assigned for Soyuz 2; member cosmonaut group for the Soviet Luna Landing
Program; he currently workes in Star City; hobbies: Politics, sports; first
son, who was married with a daughter of Valeri
Rozhdestvensky, died in
1986 in an aviation accident; he worked as leading test engineer within the
TsPK until 1988; from 1988 to 1990 he was Director
House of Soviet Sciences and Culture, Berlin; since 1990 he was a pensioneer.
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