Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Georgi Timofeyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.06.1928 |
| Birthplace: | Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 08.01.1963 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-2 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Deceased 29.06.1971 |
| Date of death: | 29.06.1971 |
| Place of death: | near Karaganda, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakh SSR |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 11 | Commander | 06.06. - 29.06.1971 | 23d 18h 21m |
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| Total | 23d 18h 21m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 4 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz 10 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Air Force Military Academy,
Monino, Moscow Oblast, 1961; Lieutenant Colonel, Soviet Air Force; was selected
as cosmonaut on 08.01.1963 (TsPK-2);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 1/63 - 21.01.1965;
died in the landing of
Soyuz 11; a street in Kaluga, a school in
Odessa and an asteroid were named after him. |
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