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Yuri Vasiliyevich

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Personal data

Birthdate:  27.08.1941
Birthplace:  Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast, Russian SFSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  07.05.1967
Selection group:  TsPK-4
Position:  Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  Ret. 20.07.1988
Date of death:  08.11.1999
Place of death:  Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Soyuz T-2  Commander  05.06. - 09.06.1980 3d 22h 19m 
2  Soyuz T-11 / Soyuz T-10  Commander  03.04. - 11.04.1984 7d 21h 40m 
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7        
Total  11d 19h 59m 
           

Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz 22  Commander

Additional information

Graduated from Higher Air Force Academy Chuguyev, Kharkov, Oblast, 1963; graduated from Military Academy named after Yuri Gagarin, Monino, 1977; Colonel Soviet Air Force, Res.; was selected as cosmonaut on 07.05.1967 (TsPK-4); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 5/67 - 18.08.1969; Deputy Commander, Command Department, TsPK.

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