Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Valeri Aleksandrovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 08.06.1930 |
| Birthplace: | Yenakiyevo / Donetsk Oblast / Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 27.05.1968 |
| Selection group: | Korolyov-Group / Mishin-Group / TsKBEM-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 01.07.1982 |
| Date of death: | 10.11.2012 |
| Place of death: | Moscow / Russian Federation (?) |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 9 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | Soyuz 13 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Miner, then engineer; graduated from Moscow
Aviation Institute, 1954; was involved in the development of
Vostok,
Voskhod and
Soyuz spacecrafts; was selected as cosmonaut on
27.05.1968 (TsKBEM-1); he was assigned as flight engineer on
Soyuz 13; but he and his crewmate Commander
Lev Vorobiyov had personal
differences (prime crew was then grounded); later engineer at
NPOE; until his death retired. |
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