Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Mars Zakirovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 29.09.1933 |
| Birthplace: | Begabad / Jalal-Abad Oblast / Kirghiz SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 24.03.1962 |
| Date of death: | 23.07.2000 |
| Place of death: | Alma-Ata / Kazakhstan |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Major, Soviet Air Force, test pilot; graduated
from Higher Air Force School, Syzran, now Samara; was selected as cosmonaut on
07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 4/60 - 1961; was
discharged of disciplinary reasons; served as pilot during the Afghanistan war;
later he was instructor pilot in
DOSAAF program. |
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