Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 08.12.1927 |
| Birthplace: | Petropavlovsk / North-Kazakhstan Oblast / Kazakh SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 08.01.1963 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-2 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 25.06.1971 |
| Date of death: | 15.06.2021 |
| Place of death: | Moscow / Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 4 | Commander | 14.01. - 17.01.1969 | 2d 23h 20m |
| 2 | Soyuz 8 | Commander | 13.10. - 18.10.1969 | 4d 22h 50m |
| 3 | Soyuz 10 | Commander | 22.04. - 24.04.1971 | 1d 23h 45m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 3 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz 6 | Commander |
| 3 | Soyuz 7 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Kachinsk Military Pilot School,
1949; graduated from Monino Military Academy, 1956; candidate of technical
sciences degree, 1972; Major General and pilot, Soviet Air Forces, Reserve; was
selected as cosmonaut on 08.01.1963 (TsPK-2);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 1/63 - 21.01.1965; was
assigned for Voskhod 3; backup cosmonaut for several
Soyuz flights; later Director Gagarin Cosmonaut
Training Center; was discharged from this duty in September 1991; retired from
active military duty 1992. |
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