Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Valeri Vasiliyevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 02.06.1939 |
| Birthplace: | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 27.04.1970 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-5 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 30.10.1992 |
| Date of death: | 10.03.1999 |
| Place of death: | Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation |
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Additional information
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School, 1967;
Colonel, Soviet Air Force Res.; specialised in communications systems; was
selected as cosmonaut on 27.04.1970 (TsPK-5); served as CapCom during several Soyuz
missions; he was also involved in the Buran program; he died after longer
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