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Sep 24, 1976 · Both men, Col. Valery F. Bykovsky of the Air Force, the flight commander, and Vladimir V. Aksenov, a civilian engineer, were feeling well after the landing, according to ?ass, the Soviet press agency.
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.
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 ...
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. ... He flew three times to space, logging a total of 20 days, 17 ...
Bykovsky married Valentina Mikhailovna Sukhova, and the couple had two sons. His first son died in an aviation accident in 1986, and he retired in 1990. Valery Bykovsky, born August 2 1934, died ...
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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Valery Bykovsky, who was the 11th person to venture into space and who held the unbroken record for the longest solo spaceflight, has died aged 84. Bykovsky first flew aboard a Vostok 5 spacecraft ...
