Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich

USSR

Personal data

Birthdate:  08.06.1942
Birthplace:  Tambov / Tambov Oblast / Russian SFSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  28.10.1965
Selection group:  TsPK-3
Position:  Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  Ret. 05.01.1968
Date of death:  28.01.2024
Place of death:  Voronesh / Voronezh Oblast / Russian Federation

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Additional information

Graduated from Higher Military Pilot School, Armavir, 1964; Lieutenant Colonel, Russian Air Forces, Res.; was selected as cosmonaut on 28.10.1965 (TsPK-3); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 11/65 - 12/67; retired of medical reasons; later pilot in Soviet Air Forces and Deputy Commander, 153rd Squadron, Moscow Military Area; later he lived in Odessa; father of cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov, Jr.

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Last update on February 04, 2024.

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