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Aleksandr Nikolayevich

USSR

Personal data

Birthdate:  04.09.1927
Birthplace:  Werkhny Mamon, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  08.01.1963
Selection group:  TsPK-2
Position:  Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  Ret. 19.01.1972
Date of death  19.06.1999
Place of death:  Monino village, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation

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Additional information

Graduated from Higher Air Force School, 1962; Lieutenant Colonel, Res. and pilot, Soviet Air Force; he flew 25 missions during the Hungarian rebellion 1956; was selected as cosmonaut on 08.01.1963 (TsPK-2); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 1/63 - 21.01.1965; later he worked for Ministry of Aviation Industry; since February 1992 retired.

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