Boris Yegorov
Russian physician and astronaut
Born
November 26th, 1937
87 years ago
Died
September 12th, 1994
30 years ago — 56 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Russia
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Earned a medical degree from the First Moscow Medical Institute and served as a physician in the Soviet military. Participated in the Voskhod 2 mission as a flight engineer in 1965, which included the first spacewalk in history. After spaceflight, worked in various medical and scientific roles, contributing to space medicine and research related to human health in space environments.
Participated in Voskhod 2 space mission
Performed the first spacewalk
Contributed to space medicine
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