Valeri Kubasov

Russian engineer and astronaut with a Soyuz mission.

Valeri Kubasov - Russian engineer and astronaut with a Soyuz mission.
Born

1935
90 years ago

Died

February 19th, 2014
11 years ago — 79 years old

Category

Explorers & Adventurers

Country

Russia

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An engineer and astronaut, he participated in multiple space missions throughout his career. Made contributions to the Soviet space program and was a crew member on the Soyuz 36 and Soyuz 37 missions. Conducted scientific experiments aboard the Salyut space stations and spent over 10 days in space during various missions. Worked as a test pilot and contributed to the development of aeronautics and spaceflight technology in Russia.

Participated in the Soyuz 36 mission

Conducted research aboard Salyut space stations

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