Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts

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Anatoli Vasiliyevich

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Personal data

Birthdate:  26.02.1928
Birthplace:  Davydovka / Voronezh Oblast / Russian SFSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  08.01.1963
Selection group:  TsPK-2
Position:  Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  Ret. 26.01.1982
Date of death:  07.08.2022
Place of death:  ?

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Soyuz 7  Commander  12.10. - 17.10.1969 4d 22h 40m 
2  Soyuz 16  Commander  02.12. - 08.12.1974 5d 22h 23m 
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4        
5        
6        
7        
Total  10d 21h 03m 
         

Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz 5  Commander
2  Soyuz 9  Commander
3  Soyuz 19 EPAS  Commander

Additional information

Graduated from Air Force Military Academy, Monino, 1961; in 1987 he earned the candidate of military sciences degree; Major General, Soviet Air Force (Ret.); was selected on 08.01.1963 as cosmonaut (TsPK-2); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 1/63 - 21.01.1965; later Deputy Director, OKB (Experimental Design Bureau), Kharkov; since 1993 he was a pensioneer.

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