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Date of Birth |
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Childhood / Family |
Married
with two children |
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Education |
Kachinsk's Myasnikov High
Aviation School, Doctorate degree, |
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Occupation |
He worked as
leading test engineer within the TsPK until 1988;
from 1988 to 1990 he was Director House of Soviet Sciences and Culture,
Berlin; since 1990 he is a pensioneer. He currently works in |
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Military Service / Civilian |
Colonel,
Soviet Air Force, Ret |
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Space Training / Specialty |
Pilot |
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Contribution to Space Travel |
First man to set space endurance record in 1963 for a solo flight. |
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Space Missions |
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Outside Activities |
He enjoys
Politics, sports; first son |
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Interesting Fact(s) |
Set the
endurance record or time in space on a solo mission |
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Status |
Retired |
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Images |
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Links |
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/bykovsky_valeri.htm http://www.astronautix.com/astros/bykovsky.htm http://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/b/bykovsky-v.htm |
