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Valery Bykovsky

Valery Bykovsky (1934–2019) flew to space 4 times, spending 20.7 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Vostok 5, 1963.

Soviet Union4 spaceflights20.7 days in space

Spaceflights

Jun 14, 1963
Vostok 5Vostok 8K72 · Baikonur
Sep 15, 1976
Soyuz 22Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Jun 15, 1978
Soyuz 29Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Aug 26, 1978
Soyuz 31Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1934
Died
2019
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, military personnel, military officer
Rank
colonel

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
20.74 days
First flight
June 14, 1963
Latest flight
Soyuz 31
Education
Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots; Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Awards (Wikidata)
43: honorary citizen of Berlin; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Star…

Source: Wikidata Q159681 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.