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Georgy Shonin

Deceased· Roscosmos · Ukrainian

Georgy Shonin

Georgy Stepanovich Shonin (Ukrainian: Гео́ргій Степа́нович Шо́нін) (August 3, 1935 – April 7, 1997; born in Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast, (now Ukraine) but grew up...

Spaceflights

1

first flight

Time in space

4days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 1

Soyuz 6

Launched: Oct 11, 1969 · 11:10 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz
From: 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Oct 16, 1969

Crewmates

Valeri KubasovRoscosmos

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Biography

Georgy Stepanovich Shonin (Ukrainian: Гео́ргій Степа́нович Шо́нін) (August 3, 1935 – April 7, 1997; born in Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast, (now Ukraine) but grew up in Balta of Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.

Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons.

Facts

Agency: Roscosmos
Status: Deceased
Nationality: Ukrainian
Born: August 3, 1935
Died: April 7, 1997
First flight: Oct 11, 1969

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