Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Vladimir Mikhailovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 16.03.1927 |
| Birthplace: | Moscow / Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-1 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Deceased. 24.04.1967 |
| Date of death: | 24.04.1967 |
| Place of death: | Near Novoorsk / Orenburg Oblast / Russian SFSR |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Voskhod | Commander | 12.10. - 13.10.1964 | 1d 00h 17m |
| 2 | Soyuz 1 | Commander | 23.04. - 24.04.1967 | 1d 02h 47m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Vostok 4 | Pilot Cosmonaut |
Additional information
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Engineer with a diploma; Colonel, Soviet Air
Force; was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/60 - 03.04.1961; was
assigned as backup for
Vostok 4;
died in the landing of
Soyuz 1; in honor of his life and work a lunar
crater, the asteroid 1836 and the military pilot school in Yeisk were named
after him. |
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