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Mr. Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev |
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Born: 19 June 1933 in Aktyubinsk,
USSR.
Education: Masters degree from Industrial Institute,
radio researcher, design engineer.
Marital Status: Married.
Children: Two.
Experience: Viktor Patsayev was selected on
27 May 1968 as a civilian engineer cosmonaut. He first served
as a backup research engineer of Soyuz 10.
On 6 June 1971 he as launched as flight engineer of
Soyuz 11 along with crewmates Georgi Dobrovolsky (commander) and
Vladislav Volkov (flight engineer). They became the first
crew of the world's first space station, Salyut 1. After a
23 day mission the crew was killed during preparations for re-entry.
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