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Valery Bykovsky

Deceased· Roscosmos · Russian

Valery Bykovsky

Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский; born 2 August 1934) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission...

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

20days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 3

Soyuz 31

Launched: Aug 26, 1978 · 14:51 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Salyut 6
Landed: Sep 3, 1978

Crewmates

Sigmund JähnRoscosmos

Success· Flight 2

Soyuz 22

Launched: Sep 15, 1976 · 09:48 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Sep 23, 1976

Crewmates

Vladimir AksyonovRoscosmos

Success· Flight 1

Vostok 5

Launched: Jun 14, 1963 · 11:58 UTC
Rocket: Vostok-K
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jun 19, 1963

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Biography

Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский; born 2 August 1934) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37.

Facts

Agency: Roscosmos
Status: Deceased
Nationality: Russian
Born: August 2, 1934
Died: March 27, 2019
First flight: Jun 14, 1963

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