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  1. Jul 28, 2020 · The Vostok 3KA-3 spacecraft (Vostok 1) awaits the launch of Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, which would make him the first human to travel into space.(Image credit: ESA) The Vostok program was a ...

  2. Bykovsky was also involved in the testing of new jet engines and aviation equipment. In the 1950s, he participated in the testing of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 jet fighter, which was the first Soviet production aircraft capable of supersonic flight. [2] He graduated from the academy at 21 years old and received the rank of lieutenant.

  3. Oct 1, 2020 · From left to right, (back row) Valery Bykovsky, Gherman Titov (1935 - 2000), Yuri Gagarin (1934 - 1968), Andriyan Nikolayev (1929 - 2004) and Pavel Popovich (1930 - 2009); (front row) Boris ...

  4. Mar 28, 2019 · Soviet-era cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, who logged a total of 20 days, 17 hours and 47 minutes in Earth orbit, has died at age 84. Skip to main content. ... , New York, NY 10036. ...

  5. Apr 3, 2019 · Additional information. Received a diploma in engineering from the Shukovsky Military Academy, Monino, 1968; doctorate degree, 1973; Colonel, Soviet Air Force, Ret.; was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK -1); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/60 - 18.01.1961; was assigned for Soyuz 2; member cosmonaut group for the Soviet Luna Landing ...

    • 02.08.1934
    • two
    • Pavlowski Possad, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR
    • married
  6. Valery Bykovsky (born August 2, 1934, Pavlovsky Posad, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died March 27, 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who orbited Earth 81 times in the spacecraft Vostok 5, from June 14 to 19, 1963. Bykovsky started flying lessons at the age of 16, joined the army in 1952, and in 1959 became a jet fighter pilot. In 1960 he began his training as ...

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  8. 50 years after his solo flight onboard a soviet spaceship, Valery Fiodorovich Bykovsky, born in 1934, is still the holder of the world record for duration in the "Spacecraft with one astronaut" category.Since that date, no one broke Bykovsky's record on a solo flight, although crews of more than one person have long surpassed his flight time duration.On 14 June 1963 at 11:58:58 am GMT, Russian ...

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