Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Georgi Timofeyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 15.04.1921 |
| Birthplace: | Fyodorovka / Poltava Oblast / Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 25.01.1964 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-2 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 25.02.1982 |
| Date of death: | 30.06.1995 |
| Place of death: | Moscow / Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 3 | Commander | 26.10. - 30.10.1968 | 3d 22h 50m |
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| Total | 3d 22h 50m | |||
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Additional information
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School;
doctorate degree in physics, 1975; Lieutenant General, Russian Airforce, Ret.;
flew 185 combat missions during World War II and was shot down three times, but
could always escape; test pilot; was selected on 25.01.1964 (TsPK-2);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 1/64 - 21.01.1965;
chief of cosmonaut training; was already assigned for
Voskhod 4;
chief of the
TsPK from 1982 to 1987; died of complications after an
operation (heart failure). |
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