10 July 2022

July 10, 1942

 


By Astrophilatelie Martin


July 10, 1942, birth of Pyotr Iliyich Klimuk in Kamarovka, Belarus, Soviet cosmonaut selected on October 23, 1965 in the TsPK-3. group.

He participated in three space missions:

-Soyouz 13 from 18 to 26 December 1973.

-Soyouz 18 from May 24 to July 26, 1975.

-Soyouz 30 from June 27 to July 5, 1978.

He was part of the backup crew on flights 12 and Soyouz 17.

He left the Cosmonauts group on March 3, 1982 with 78 days 18 hours 17 minutes spent in space.











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