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Born November 23, 1935 • Moscow • Russia
Died June 29, 1971 (aged 35) • outer space
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov.
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov
Russian cosmonaut
Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev
Soviet cosmonaut
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya
Soviet cosmonaut
Pavel Popovich on Vostok 4
Pavel Popovich
Soviet cosmonaut
Georgy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky
Soviet cosmonaut
Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Nikolayev
Soviet cosmonaut
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyov.
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyov
Soviet cosmonaut
Kubasov, Valery
Valery Kubasov
Russian cosmonaut
Valery Polyakov
Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov
Soviet cosmonaut
cosmonaut; Voskhod I
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov
Soviet cosmonaut
Farkas, Bertalan
Bertalan Farkas
Hungarian pilot and cosmonaut
Mirosław Hermaszewski
Mirosław Hermaszewski
Polish pilot
Jähn, Sigmund
Sigmund Jähn
East German cosmonaut
Pyotr Klimuk
Pyotr Klimuk
Soviet cosmonaut
Sharma, Rakesh
Rakesh Sharma
Indian military pilot and cosmonaut
Aleksandr Volkov
Russian pilot and cosmonaut
Yi So-Yeon; Volkov, Sergey; and Kononenko, Oleg
Sergey Volkov
Russian pilot and cosmonaut
Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov.
Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov
Russian cosmonaut
Yelena Kondakova.
Yelena Kondakova
Russian cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet cosmonaut

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