Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 29.04.1932 |
| Birthplace: | Yekaterinovka / Rostov Oblast / Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 25.10.1969 |
| Date of death: | 21.10.2013 |
| Place of death: | ? |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Voskhod 2 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Military Fighter Pilot School,
Armavir and Frunse (now: Bishkek), 1955; graduated from Zhukovsky Military
Engineering Academy, Monino, 1968; Colonel and pilot, Soviet Air Force, Res.;
was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 4/60 - 1961; was
assigned as backup for
Voskhod 2; retired of medical reasons (stomach
ulcer); then instructor (leading engineer), Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center;
retired from active military duty 1987 and worked then as electronical engineer
within the
TsPK; since 1996 he was an pensioner. |
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