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Pavel Popovich
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (1930–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Russian: Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич, Ukrainian: Павло Романович Попович, romanized: Pavlo Romanovych Popovych; 5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009[2][3]) was a Soviet cosmonaut.[1]
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Pavel Popovich | |
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Павел Попович | |
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Born | (1930-10-05)5 October 1930 |
Died | 29 September 2009(2009-09-29) (aged 78) |
Nationality | Ukrainian[1] |
Occupation | Pilot |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 2d 22h 57m (Vostok 4) 15d 17h 30m (Soyuz 14) 18d 16h 27m (total) |
Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
Missions | Vostok 4, Soyuz 14 |
Retirement | 26 January 1982 |
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Popovich was the fourth cosmonaut in space, the sixth person in orbit, the eighth person and first Ukrainian in space.[1]