Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Владимир Александрович Шаталов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 8, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 15, 2021 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union (formerly) Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Pilot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time in space | 9d 21h 55m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 (1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missions | Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, Soyuz 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Шаталов; December 8, 1927 – June 15, 2021)[2] was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4 (1969), Soyuz 8 (1969), and Soyuz 10 (1971).[1] From 1987 to 1991, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force (1975).
- ^ a b Spacefacts. Spacefacts.de. Retrieved on August 4, 2012.
- ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (15 June 2021). "Vladimir Shatalov, hero of Soviet cosmonauts, who beat the Americans to the first manned docking in space – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 15, 2021.