Nikolai Rukavishnikov

Nikolai Rukavishnikov
Born(1932-09-18)September 18, 1932
Died19 October 2002(2002-10-19) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russia
NationalitySoviet
OccupationPhysicist
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
9d 21h 09m
SelectionCivilian Specialist Group 2
MissionsSoyuz 10, Soyuz 16, Soyuz 33
Mission insignia

Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Рукави́шников; 18 September 1932 – 19 October 2002[1]) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Two of these missions, Soyuz 10 and Soyuz 33, were intended to dock with Salyut space stations, but failed to do so.

  1. ^ "Nikolai Rukavishnikov, Russian Astronaut, Dies at 70". The New York Times. 27 October 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2022.