On December 3, 1934, birth of Viktor Vasiliyevich Gorbatko in Ventsy-Zarya in Russia, Soviet cosmonaut selected on March 7, 1960 in the TsPK-1 group.
He participated in three space missions:
-Soyuz 7, from 12 to 17 October 1969.
-Soyuz 24, from February 7 to 25 1977.
-Soyuz 37, from July 23 to July 31, 1980.
He was assigned to the reserve crew for the flights of Soyuz 5, Soyuz 21, Soyuz 23 and Soyuz 31.
He leaves the group of cosmonauts on August 28, 1982 after 30 days 12 hours 47 minutes spent in space.
He died on May 17, 2017 in Moscow.
By Astrophilatelie Martin
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