Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Vasili Dmitriyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 09.04.1940 |
| Birthplace: | Melovashka, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | single |
| Children: | none |
| Selection date: | 28.10.1965 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-3 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 18.10.1972 |
| Date of death: | 16.07.1973 |
| Place of death: | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
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Additional information
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Graduated from Yeisk Higher Military Pilot
School, 1963; Pilot and Major Soviet Air Forces, Res.; was selected as
cosmonaut on 28.10.1965 (TsPK-3);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 11/65 - 12/67; was
assigned for a second
Soyuz 4/5 flight (later cancelled); retired of medical
reasons; died after long illness (lungscancer). |
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