Vyacheslav Zudov
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Vyacheslav Zudov | |
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Вячеслав Зудов | |
Born | |
Died | 12 June 2024 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Pilot |
Space career | |
Soviet cosmonaut | |
Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 2d 00h 06m |
Selection | Air Force Group 3 |
Missions | Soyuz 23 |
Retirement | 14 May 1987 |
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Russian: Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, 8 January 1942 – 12 June 2024) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography
Zudov was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965, flew as commander on Soyuz 23 on 14–16 October 1976, and retired on 14 May 1987.[1] He was married and had two children. Zudov died on 12 June 2024, at the age of 82.[2]
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
References
- ^ Zudov. Spacefacts.de. Retrieved on 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Умер участник нештатной посадки "Союза-23" Вячеслав Зудов". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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