13 July 2022

July 13, 1934

 

By Astrophilatelie Martin


July 13, 1934, birth of Aleksei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev in Zhizdra, Russia, Soviet cosmonaut selected on May 27, 1968 in the TsKBEM-1 group. (September 1965 Korolev band, May 23, 1966 Mishin band).

He participated in three space missions:

-Soyouz 5 from 15 to 17 January 1969, return with Soyouz 4 launched the day before.

-Soyouz 8 from 13 to 18 October 1969.

-Soyouz 10 from 23 to 24 April 1971.

He was assigned in the backup crew on Soyouz flights 6 and Soyouz 7.

He left the cosmonaut group on December 19, 1985 with 8 days 22 hours 20 minutes spent in space, including 37 minutes on an extra-vehicle trip (from Soyouz 5 to Soyouz 4).












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