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Viktor Gorbatko | |
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Born | Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko 3 December 1934 |
Died | 17 May 2017[1] | (aged 82)
Resting place | Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast |
Nationality | Soviet |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (3) |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 30d 12h 47m |
Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
Missions | Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, Soyuz 37/Soyuz 36 |
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.[2]