Andriyan Nikolayev

Andriyan Nikolayev
Андриян Николаев
Nikolayev in 1976
Born(1929-09-05)5 September 1929
Died3 July 2004(2004-07-03) (aged 74)
NationalitySoviet
Other namesAndriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev
OccupationPilot
Spouse
(m. 1963; div. 1982)
Children1
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force (1954–1982)
Time in space
21d 15h 20m
SelectionAir Force Group 1
MissionsVostok 3, Soyuz 9
Mission insignia
Signature

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]

  1. ^ "Andrian Nikolayev". The Telegraph. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ Uzaya Çıkan İlk Türk Andriyan G. Nikolayev. Kemalyeri Dergisi. pp. 44–49. ISSN 2791-7568.