| Birthdate: | 03.08.1935 |
| Birthplace: | Rovenki / Voroshilovgrad Oblast / UKRAINE |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 07.03.1960 |
| Job: | Pilot |
| Status: | Ret. 28.04.1979 |
| Date of death: | 07.04.1997 |
| Place of death: | Moscow / Russian Federation |
ShoninGeorgi Stepanovich |
USSR/CIS |
International order n°: 39 |
Russian cosm. n°: 17 |
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| 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- 6 | 11h.10m.00s. Oct 11, 1969 |
Cdr | Soyuz- 6 | 09h.52m.47s. Oct 16, 1969 |
4d.22h.42m.47s. |
| Total duration: | 4d.22h.42m.47s. | |||||
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School with an
engineering degree; Lieutenant General, Ret. and pilot in Soviet Air
Forces; was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1); OKP: 3/60 -
03.04.1961; was assigned for Voskhod 3 ; retired of medical reasons on
28.04.1979; later Director of a research institute of Soviet Ministry of
Defense; the retired; died after a heart attack. |