Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Georgi Stepanovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 03.08.1935 |
| Birthplace: | Rovenki, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 28.04.1979 |
| Date of death: | 07.04.1997 |
| Place of death: | Zvyozdny Gorodok, Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 6 | Commander | 11.10. - 16.10.1969 | 4d 22h 42m |
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| Total | 4d 22h 42m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 4 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Yeisk Military Pilot School,
1957; graduated from Zhukovsky Military Engineering Academy, Monino, 1968;
Lieutenant General, Ret. and pilot in Soviet Air Forces; was selected as
cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/60 - 03.04.1961; was
assigned for Voskhod 3; retired of medical reasons on 28.04.1979; later
Director of Department NII-30 in the Central Research Institute of Soviet
Ministry of Defense; then retired in 1990; died after a heart
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