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Yury Glazkov

Yury Glazkov (1939–2008) flew to space once, spending 17.7 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Salyut 5, 1976.

Soviet Union1 spaceflights17.7 days in space

Spaceflights

Jun 22, 1976
Salyut 5
Feb 7, 1977
Soyuz 24Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1939
Died
2008
Occupation
astronaut, aircraft pilot, science fiction writer, flight engineer
Military branch
Russian Air Force
Rank
major general

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
17.73 days
First flight
June 22, 1976
Latest flight
Soyuz 24
Education
Stavropol Suvorov military school
Awards (Wikidata)
24: USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Star…

Source: Wikidata Q465461 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.