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Andriyan Nikolayev
Soviet cosmonaut (1929–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash[1] and because of it considered the first Turkic cosmonaut.[2]
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Andriyan Nikolayev | |
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Андриян Николаев | |
![]() Nikolayev in 1976 | |
Born | (1929-09-05)5 September 1929 |
Died | 3 July 2004(2004-07-03) (aged 74) |
Nationality | Soviet |
Other names | Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev |
Occupation | Pilot |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force (1954–1982) |
Time in space | 21d 15h 20m |
Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
Missions | Vostok 3, Soyuz 9 |
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