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Honorable Mention
This page lists the remaining
astronauts and cosmonauts who are no longer with us.
STS: Space Transportation
System (space shuttle program)
TsPK, TsKBEM: Cosmonaut selection groups
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NAME
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DATE OF BIRTH
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DATE OF DEATH
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COUNTRY
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PROGRAM / MISSIONS
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Anikeyev, Ivan
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12
February 1933
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20
August 1992
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-1
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Anokhin, Sergei
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19
March 1910
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15
April 1986
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Soviet
Union
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TsKBEM
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Artyukhin, Yuri
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22
July 1930
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4
August 1998
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
14
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Baberdin, Valeri
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28
October 1948
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2
October 2003
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Soviet
Union
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1990
Journalist Cosmonaut Group
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Beloborodov, Vladimir
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26
October 1939
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20
September 2004
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-4
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Belousov, Boris
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24
July 1930
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27
June 1998
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
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Belyayev, Pavel
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26
June 1925
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10
January 1970
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Soviet
Union
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Voskhod 2
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Benderov, Vladimir
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4
August 1924
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3
June 1973
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Soviet
Union
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Voskhod Group
|
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Beregovoi, Georgi
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15
April 1921
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30
June 1995
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
3
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Brady,
Charles E., Jr.
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12
August 1951
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23
July 2006
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United
States
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STS-78
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Bukreyev, Viktor
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1949
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17
May 1977
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Soviet
Union
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1977
Buran Group
|
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Bull,
John
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25
September 1934
|
11
August 2008
|
United
States
|
NASA
Group 5
|
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Caldeiro, Fernando
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12
June 1958
|
3
October 2009
|
United
States
|
NASA
Group 16
|
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Cooper,
Leroy Gordon
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6
March 1927
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4
October 2004
|
United
States
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Faith
7 (MA-9), Gemini 5
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Demin, Lev
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11
January 1926
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18
December 1998
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
15
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Demyanenko, Anatoli
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1942
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1971
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Soviet
Union
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1969
Civilian Engineer Group
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Dolgopolov, Gennadi
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14
November 1935
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13
November 2008
|
Soviet
Union
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Energia Engineer Group 1
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Eisele, Donn
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23
June 1930
|
12
January 1987
|
United
States
|
Apollo
7
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Evans,
Ronald
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10
November 1933
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17
April 1990
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United
States
|
Apollo
17
|
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Fathulin, Mars
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14
May 1939
|
16
January 2003
|
Soviet
Union
|
1967
Academy of Sciences Cosmonaut Group
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Feoktistov, Konstantin
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7
February 1926
|
21
November 2009
|
Soviet
Union
|
Voskhod 1
|
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Filatyev, Valentin
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21
January 1930
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15
September 1990
|
Soviet
Union
|
TsPK-1
|
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Furrer, Rheinhard
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25
November 1940
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9
September 1995
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Germany
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STS-61A
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Fyodorov, Anatoli
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14
April 1941
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21
March 2002
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
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Gaydukov, Sergei
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31
October 1936
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5
December 2008
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Soviet
Union
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Air
Force Group 4
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Gevorkyan, Vladimir
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28
May 1952
|
13
April 2008
|
Soviet
Union
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Civilian
Specialist Group 5
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Givens,
Edward
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5
January 1930
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6
June 1967
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United
States
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Apollo
Program
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Glazkov, Yuri
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2
October 1939
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9
December 2008
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
24
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Golovanov, Yaroslav
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2
June 1932
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21
May 2003
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Soviet
Union
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Trained
for cancelled Voskhod mission
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Gordon,
Henry
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23
December 1925
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24
September 1997
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United
States
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X-20
Dynasoar
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Griggs,
S. David
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7
September 1939
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17
June 1989
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United
States
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STS-51D
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Grishenko, Vitali
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26
April 1942
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4
May 1992
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
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Gulyayev, Vladislav
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31
May 1938
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19
April 1990
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-2
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Henize, Karl
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17
October 1926
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5
October 1993
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United
States
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STS-51F
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Herres, Robert
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1
December 1932
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24
July 2008
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United
States
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Manned
Orbiting Laboratory
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Illarianov, Valeri
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2
July 1939
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10
March 1999
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-5
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Irwin,
James
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17
March 1930
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8
August 1991
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United
States
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Apollo
15
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Ivanov, Leonid
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25
June 1950
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24
October 1980
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-6
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Jones,
Charles Edward
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8
November 1952
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11
September 2001
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United
States
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Trained
for STS-71B (cancelled)
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Khludeyev, Yevgeni
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10
September 1940
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15
September 1995
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
|
|
Kincheloe, Ivan
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2
July 1928
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26
July 1958
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United
States
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X-2,
X-15
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Kizim, Leonid
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5 August 1941
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14 June 2010
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Soviet Union
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Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-15
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Knight,
William (Pete)
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18
November 1929
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7
May 2004
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United
States
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X-20
Dynasoar, X-15 Flights 151, 152, 160, 162, 164, 167,
170, 175, 180, 186, 188, 190, 194, 196, 198
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Kononenko, Oleg
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16
August 1938
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8
September 1980
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Soviet
Union
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1977
Buran Group
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Kramarenko, Aleksandr
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8
November 1942
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13
April 2002
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
|
|
Kugno, Eduard
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27
June 1935
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24
February 1994
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-2
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Lazarev, Vasili
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23
February 1928
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31
December 1990
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
12, Soyuz 18
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Lenoir, William
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14 March 1939
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26 August 2010
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United States
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STS-5
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Letunov, Yuri
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26
October 1926
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30
July 1983
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Soviet
Union
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Trained
for cancelled Voskhod
mission
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|
Levchenko, Anatoli
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21
May 1941
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6
August 1988
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Soviet
Union
|
1977
Buran Group, Soyuz TM-4
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|
Liem, Bui Thanh
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30
June 1949
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1
September 1981
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Vietnam
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Intercosmos Group
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Lounge, John "Mike"
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28 June 1946
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1 March 2011
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United States
|
STS-51I, STS-26, STS-35
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Low,
G. David
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19
February 1956
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15
March 2008
|
United
States
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STS-32,
STS-43, STS-57
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Lysenko,
Aleksandr
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1945
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3
June 1977
|
Soviet
Union
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1978
Buran Group
|
|
Makarov, Oleg
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6
January 1933
|
28
May 2003
|
Soviet
Union
|
Soyuz
12, Soyuz 18-1, Salyut EP-1, Salyut EO-5
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Matinchenko, Aleksandr
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4
September 1927
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18
June 1999
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-2
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Nelyubov, Grigori
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31
March 1934
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18
February 1966
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-1
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Nikolayev,
Andrian
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5
September 1929
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3
July 2004
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Soviet
Union
|
Vostok 3, Soyuz 9
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O’Leary,
Brian
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27
January 1940
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28
July 2011
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United
States
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NASA
Group 6
|
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Overmyer, Bob
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14
July 1936
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22
March 1996
|
United
States
|
STS-5,
STS-51B
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|
Parise, Ronald A.
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24
May 1951
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9
May 2008
|
United
States
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STS-35,
STS-67
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Petersen,
Forrest
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16
May 1922
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8
December 1990
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United
States
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STS-6
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Petrushenko, Aleksandr
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1
January 1942
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11
November 1992
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
|
|
Ponomaryov, Yuri
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24
March 1932
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16
April 2005
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Soviet
Union
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Energia Engineer Group
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Popovich, Pavel
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5
October 1930
|
29
September 2009
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Soviet
Union
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Vostok 4, Soyuz 14
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Porvatkin, Nikolai
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15
April 1932
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28
September 2009
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-4
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Pozharskaya, Larisa
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15
March 1947
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18
February 2002
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Soviet
Union
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1980
Female Cosmonaut Group
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Preobrazhensky, Vladimir
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3
February 1939
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25
November 1993
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
|
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Prikhodko, Yuri
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15
November 1953
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25
July 2001
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Soviet
Union
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Buran Cosmonaut Group
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Prinz, Dianne
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29
September 1938
|
12
October 2002
|
United
States
|
Backup
Payload Specialist for STS-51F
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Puz, Craig
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24
June 1954
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21
December 2008
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United
States
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DoD Group 2
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Rafikov, Mars
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30
September 1933
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23
July 2000
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-1
|
|
Rebrov, Mikhail
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3
July 1931
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24
April 1998
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Soviet
Union
|
Trained
for cancelled Voskhod
mission
|
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Robertson,
Patricia Hilliard
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12
March 1963
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24
May 2001
|
United
States
|
Space
Shuttle Program
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Rogers,
Russell
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26
September 1932
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13
September 1967
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United
States
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X-20
Dynasoar
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Roosa, Stuart
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16
August 1933
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12
December 1994
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United
States
|
Apollo
14
|
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Rozhdestvensky, Valery
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13
February 1939
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31
August 2011
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
23
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Rukavishnikov, Nikolai
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18
September 1932
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19
October 2002
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
10, Soyuz 16, Soyuz 33
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Rushworth, Robert
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9
October 1924
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17
March 1993
|
United
States
|
X-15
Flight 87
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Schirra, Walter M.
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12
March 1923
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2
May 2007
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United
States
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Sigma
7 (MA-8), Gemini VI, Apollo 7
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Sefchek, Paul
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7
July 1946
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23
July 1997
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United
States
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DoD Group 1
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Senkevich, Yuri
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4
March 1937
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25
September 2003
|
Soviet
Union
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Trained
for cancelled Voskhod mission
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Sevastyanov, Vitali
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8 July 1935
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5 April 2010
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Soviet Union
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Soyuz 9, Soyuz 18
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Shcheglov, Vasili
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9
April 1940
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19
July 1973
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
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Shchukin, Aleksandr
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19
January 1946
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18
August 1988
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Soviet
Union
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1977
Buran Group
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Sheffer, Yuri
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30
June 1947
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5
June 2001
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Soviet
Union
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1985
Buran Group
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Shepard, Alan
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18
November 1923
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22
July 1998
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United
States
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Freedom
7 (MR-3), Apollo 14
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Shonin, Georgi
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3
August 1935
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7
April 1997
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
6
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Slayton,
Donald
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1
March 1924
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13
June 1993
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United
States
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Apollo-Soyuz
Test Project
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Sologub, Mikhail
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6
November 1936
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4
August 1996
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-4
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Sorokin,
Aleksey
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30
March 1931
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23
January 1976
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Soviet
Union
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Voskhod Group
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Stankiavicious, Rimantas
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26
July 1944
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9
September 1990
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Lithuania
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1977
Buran Group
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Strekalov, Gennady
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28
October 1940
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25
December 2004
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Soviet
Union
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Soyuz
T-3, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz T-11, Mir 7, Mir 18
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Swigert, Jack
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20
August 1931
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27
December 1982
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United
States
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Apollo
13
|
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Taylor,
James
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27
November 1930
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4
September 1970
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United
States
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MOL
Group 1
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Thompson,
Milton
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4
May 1926
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6
August 1993
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United
States
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X-15
Flights 93, 96, 99, 101,
108, 113, 116, 120, 122, 125,
133, 136, 142, 144
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Thorne,
Steven
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11
February 1953
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24
May 1986
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United
States
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Space
Shuttle Program
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Turovets, Vladimir
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20
February 1949
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8
February 1982
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Soviet
Union
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1977
Buran Group
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Varlamov, Valentin
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15
August 1934
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2
October 1980
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-1
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Veach, Lacy
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18
September 1944
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3
October 1995
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United
States
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STS-39,
STS-52
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Vorobiyoc, Lev
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24 February 1931
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12 May 2010
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Soviet Union
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TsPK-2
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Voronov, Anatoli
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11
June 1930
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31
October 1993
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-2
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Vozovikov, Sergei
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17
April 1958
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11
July 1993
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-11
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Walker,
David
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20
May 1944
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23
April 2001
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United
States
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STS-51A,
STS-30, STS-53
STS-69
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Walker,
Joe
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20
February 1921
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8
June 1966
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United
States
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X-15
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White, Robert
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6 July 1924
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17 March 2010
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United States
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X-15 Flight 62
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Wood,
James
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19
August 1924
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1
January 1990
|
United
States
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X-20
Dynasoar 3
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Yakovlev, Oleg
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31
December 1940
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2
May 1991
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Soviet
Union
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TsPK-3
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Yegorov, Boris
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26
November 1937
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12
September 1994
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Soviet
Union
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Voskhod 1
|
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Yemelyanov, Sergei
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3
March 1951
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5
December 1992
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Soviet
Union
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NPOE-6
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Yershov, Valentin
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21
June 1928
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15
February 1998
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Soviet
Union
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1967
Academy of Sciences Cosmonaut Group
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