Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Vitali Andreyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.04.1942 |
| Birthplace: | Neyfeld, Omsk Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 28.10.1965 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-3 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 05.02.1968 |
| Date of death: | 04.05.1992 |
| Place of death: | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School; pilot;
Lieutenant Colonel, Soviet Air Force; Candidate of military sciences degree,
1980; was selected as cosmonaut on 28.10.1965 (TsPK-3);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 11/65 - 12/67; was
discharged 1968 probably of personal reasons; later member of staff Gagarin
academy of Soviet Air Force; died in the following of suicide. |
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