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Andriyan Nikolayev | |
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Андриян Николаев | |
 Nikolayev in 1976 | |
| Born | 5 September 1929 |
| Died | 3 July 2004 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Other names | Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force (1954–1982) |
Time in space | 21d 15h 20m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions | Vostok 3, Soyuz 9 |
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Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash[1] and because of it considered the first Turkic cosmonaut.[2]
- ^ "Andrian Nikolayev". The Telegraph. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Uzaya Çıkan İlk Türk Andriyan G. Nikolayev. Kemalyeri Dergisi. pp. 44–49. ISSN 2791-7568.