Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Aleksei Arkhipovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 30.05.1934 |
| Birthplace: | Listvyanka, Kemerowo 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: | 11.10.2019 |
| Place of death: | Moscow, Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Voskhod 2 | Second Pilot | 18.03. - 19.03.1965 | 1d 02h 02m |
| 2 | Soyuz 19 | Commander | 15.07. - 21.07.1975 | 5d 22h 30m |
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| Total | 7d 00h 32m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Vostok 5 | Pilot Cosmonaut |
| 2 | Soyuz 10 | Commander |
| 3 | Soyuz 11 | Commander |
Additional information
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Attended the Academy of Arts in Riga and a
preparatory school for pilots in Kremenchug; graduated with an honors diploma
from the Chuguyev Higher Air Force School in 1957 and from the N.E. Zhukovskiy
Air Force Engineering Academy in 1968; received a Candidate of Technical
Sciences degree in 1981; Major General, Soviet Air Force; was selected as
cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/60 - 03.04.1961;
first cosmonaut who performed an
EVA;
1975 - 1982 Chief cosmonaut; Hobbies: Swimming, water-skiing, parachute
jumping, photography, home built movies, hunting, painting and sketching; was
president of US-Investmentcorporation "Alpha Capital", Moscow. |
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