Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Georgi Petrovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 31.08.1926 |
| Birthplace: | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 28.05.1964 |
| Selection group: | Voskhod-1 / AN-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. ??.??.1972 |
| Date of death: | 07.08.2017 |
| Place of death: | Moscow, Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Voskhod | Scientist Cosmonaut |
Additional information
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Candidate of technical sciences degree from
Bauman Higher Technical School, Moscow, 1953; doctorate degree of technical
sciences 1962; engineer; was selected as cosmonaut on 28.05.1964 and later
Chief of
AN cosmonaut group; was assigned as backup for
Voskhod; was involved in the development of
Lunokhod, the Soviet Moon Rover; since 1984 Professor at Moscow Institute of
Radio technics; he was also a member of the Academy of Sciences and of the
Academy of Cosmonautics. |
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