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Valery Bykovsky

Valery Bykovsky
Валерий Быковский
Bykovsky in 2008
Born
Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky

(1934-08-02)2 August 1934
Died27 March 2019(2019-03-27) (aged 84)
NationalityRussian
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Space career
Astronaut
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
20d 17h 48m
Selection1960 Air Force Group 1
MissionsVostok 5, Soyuz 22, Soyuz 31/Soyuz 29
Mission insignia

Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский; 2 August 1934 – 27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37.


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