Yuri Glazkov

Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov
Born(1939-10-02)October 2, 1939
Died9 December 2008(2008-12-09) (aged 69)
Moscow, Russia
NationalitySoviet
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankMajor General, Russian Air Force
Time in space
17d 17h 25m
SelectionAir Force Group 3
MissionsSoyuz 24

Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov (Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Глазко́в; 2 October 1939 – 9 December 2008)[1][2] was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut. Glazkov held the rank of major general in the Russian Air Force.

  1. ^ "Soyuz 24 cosmonaut Yuri Glazkov, 69, dies". collectSPACE. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  2. ^ Ушел из жизни Герой Советского Союза, летчик-космонавт СССР, генерал-майор Юрий Николаевич Глазков (in Russian). Russian Federal Space Agency. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09. [dead link]