Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Aleksandr Jakovlevich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.01.1942 |
| Birthplace: | Martovy / Kharkov Oblast / Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 28.10.1965 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-3 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 15.06.1973 |
| Date of death: | 11.11.1992 |
| Place of death: | Moscow (?) / Russian Federation |
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Additional information
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School,
Chernigov, 1964; Colonel, Soviet Air Force, Ret.; was selected as cosmonaut on
28.10.1965 (TsPK-3);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 11/65 - 12/67; later
he worked at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and turned then over to the
satellite control center in Monino until his retirement 1991; died on
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