Pavel Popovich

Pavel Popovich
Павел Попович
Popovich in 2008
Born(1930-10-05)5 October 1930
Uzyn, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died29 September 2009(2009-09-29) (aged 78)
Gurzuf, Crimea, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian[1]
OccupationPilot
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
2d 22h 57m (Vostok 4)
15d 17h 30m (Soyuz 14)
18d 16h 27m (total)
SelectionAir Force Group 1
MissionsVostok 4, Soyuz 14
Retirement26 January 1982

Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Russian: Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич, Ukrainian: Павло Романович Попович, romanized: Pavlo Romanovych Popovych; 5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009[2][3]) was a Soviet cosmonaut.[1]

Popovich was the fourth cosmonaut in space, the sixth person in orbit, the eighth person and first Ukrainian in space.[1]

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