Rozhdestvensky

Valeri Iliyich

USSR/CIS

International order n°: 81

Russian cosm. n°: 38

Personal data:

Birthdate:	13 Feb 1939
Birthplace:	Leningrad / RUSSIA
Marital status:	married
Children:	one
Selection date:	23 Oct 1965
Job:	Flight engineer
Status:	Ret. 24 Jun 1986

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	Soyuz-23	17h.39m.18s. Oct 14, 1976	FE	Soyuz-23	17h.45m.53s. Oct 16, 1976	2d.00h.06m.35s.
Total duration:						2d 00h 06m 35s

Additional information

Graduated from Higher Military Engineering School of Navy with an engineering degree; commander of deepsea-diving unity in the Baltic Sea War Fleet; was selected as cosmonaut on 23.10.1965 (TsPK-3); OKP: 11/65 - 12/67; later he worked in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center; currently with Metropolis Industries.

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