Anatoly Berezovoy
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (Russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Березово́й; 11 April 1942 – 20 September 2014) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
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Born | |
Died | 20 September 2014 72) Moscow, Russia | (aged
Nationality | Soviet Russian |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 211 days 09 hours 04 minutes |
Selection | Air Force Group 5 |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz T-5 \Soyuz T-7 |
Biography
Berezovoy was born in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. He was married with two children and graduated from the Air Force Academy.
On 27 April 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut. In 1982 he flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5 on the first mission to the Salyut 7 space station, returning to Earth on the Soyuz T-7 after 211 days 9 hours. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to age. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President of Russian Space Federation.
Honours and awards
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Anatoly Berezovoy and Valentin Lebedev on a 1983 Soviet stamp "211 days of working in space"
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)
- Kirti Chakra (India)
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External links
Media related to Anatoly Berezovoy at Wikimedia Commons- Windows.ucar.edu
- the official website of the city administration Baikonur – Honorary citizens of Baikonur
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