Valery Kubasov

Russian astronaut and engineer, Soyuz missions

Valery Kubasov - Russian astronaut and engineer, Soyuz missions
Born

January 7th, 1935
90 years ago

Died

2014
11 years ago — 79 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Russia

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An engineer and astronaut, spent over 10 days in space as part of the Soviet space program. Participated in three spaceflights including the Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 36 missions. Contributed to the development of various spacecraft and conducted scientific experiments in space. Received multiple awards for contributions to space exploration and technology advancement.

Completed three spaceflights

Participated in the Soyuz 6 mission

Participated in the Soyuz 36 mission

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