Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Valentina Vladimirovna |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.03.1937 |
| Birthplace: | Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | widowed |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 12.03.1962 |
| Selection group: | VVS Women |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 30.04.1997 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Vostok 6 | Pilot Cosmonaut | 16.06. - 19.06.1963 | 2d 22h 50m |
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| Total | 2d 22h 50m | |||
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Additional information
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Textil-technologist; parachutist; Major
General, Russian Airforvce, Ret.; graduated from Zhukovsky Air Force
Engineering Academy, Monino, 1969; was selected by the Air Force as cosmonaut
on 03.03.1962 (Vostok);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 4/62 - 29.11.1962;
Candidate of technical sciences degree, 1977; married at time to cosmonaut A.
Nikolayev; currently retired; hobbies:
Reading, music, theatre. |
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