Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Boris Valentinovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 18.12.1934 |
| Birthplace: | Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 30.05.1990 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 5 | Commander | 15.01. - 18.01.1969 | 3d 00h 54m |
| 2 | Soyuz 21 | Commander | 06.07. - 24.08.1976 | 49d 06h 23m |
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| Total | 52d 07h 17m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Vostok 3 | Pilot Cosmonaut |
| 2 | Vostok 4 | Pilot Cosmonaut |
| 3 | Vostok 5 | Pilot Cosmonaut |
| 4 | Voskhod | Commander |
| 5 | Soyuz 3 | Commander |
| 6 | Soyuz 14 | Commander |
| 7 | Soyuz 15 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Military Pilot School,
Novosibirsk, 1955; graduated from Zhukovsky Air Force Military Engineering
Academy, 1968; candidate of technical sciences degree, 1980; Colonel and pilot,
Soviet Air Forces, was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 4/60 - 03.04.1961; was
assigned as backup for three
Vostok-missions; from 1982 - 1990 Head of the Staff
Directorate for Cosmonaut Training, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center; since
17.03.1990 retired from all duties. |
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