Anatoly Filipchenko
Anatoly Filipchenko | |
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| Born | 26 February 1928 |
| Died | 7 August 2022 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 10d 21h 03m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |  |
Major General Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko[a] (26 February 1928 – 7 August 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.
He was born in Davydovka, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR.[1] After leaving the space programme in 1982, Filipchenko became the deputy director of the OKB in Kharkiv.[1] He died on 7 August 2022, at the age of 94.[2] He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 11 August 2022.[3]
Awards
[edit]- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
- State Prize of the USSR
- Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary
- Order of the Banner of the Bulgarian People's Republic
- Medal "For the Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovakia)
- Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (GDR)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cosmonaut Biography: Anatoli Filipchenko". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Умер советский космонавт Анатолий Филипченко" [Died Soviet cosmonaut Anatoly Filipchenko]. Roscosmos (in Russian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Rumyantsev, Yevgeny (11 August 2022). "Сайт "Космический мемориал"" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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