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Konstantin Feoktistov

Soviet Union and Russia

Konstantin Feoktistov was a Soviet spacecraft engineer who helped design the Vostok and Voskhod spacecraft and later flew aboard the Voskhod 1 mission in October 1964 as a crew member, becoming one of the first spacecraft designers in history to fly aboard a vehicle he helped create. Voskhod 1 was also notable as the first spaceflight to carry more than one crew member, flying a three-person crew inside a cabin designed with no room for spacesuits.

Facts
Birth Year
1926 3
Nationality
Russian 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Research Cosmonaut 1
Dating
Selection Year
1964 2
Connections

Associated With

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Konstantin Feoktistov - Wikipedia

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Konstantin Feoktistov - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Russia

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Soviet Union

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Sources
1. Spacefacts.de: Spacefacts biography: Konstantin Feoktistov
Spacefacts.deSpaceflights table
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Voskhod Scientist Cosmonaut
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2. Konstantin Feoktistov (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Konstantin Feoktistov lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Konstantin Feoktistov - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1926-02-07
  • Extract
    was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program.
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (Russian: Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926-21 November 2009) was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (Russian: Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926-21 November 2009) was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program.
  • In Group: Vostok and Voskhod Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry three crew members.
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Wikidata: Konstantin Feoktistov
Wikidata Q320068, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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