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Georgy Shonin

Georgy Shonin (1935–1997) flew to space once, spending 4.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz 6, 1969.

Soviet Union1 spaceflights4.9 days in space

Spaceflights

Oct 11, 1969
Soyuz 6Soyuz 11A511 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1935
Died
1997
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, military officer, memoirist
Rank
lieutenant general

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
4.95 days
First flight
October 11, 1969
Education
Yeysk Higher Military Aviation Institute; Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy; Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.K. Serov
Awards (Wikidata)
20: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of the October Revolution…

Source: Wikidata Q434409 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.