Yuri Shargin
Russian astronaut and engineer
Born
March 20th, 1960
64 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Russia
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Served as a colonel in the Russian Air Force and as an engineer. Participated in the Ascent-5 mission to the Mir space station. Contributed to multiple projects in aerospace technology and engineering within the Russian space program.
Participated in the Ascent-5 mission
Served as a colonel in the Russian Air Force
Contributed to aerospace engineering projects
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