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Zhanna Yorkina

Soviet Union and Russia

Zhanna Yorkina was a Soviet citizen who received cosmonaut training but never flew in space. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Selection Year
1962 1
Birth Year
1939 2
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Source Wikipedia: Zhanna Yorkina

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Source Wikipedia: Zhanna Yorkina
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1. Wikipedia: Zhanna Yorkina
  • Article text, astronaut selection
    to be trained for a solo spaceflight in a Vostok spacecraft. She was selected to be a cosmonaut on 4 March 1962. She was approved by the Soviet Medical
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yorkina (Russian: Жанна Дмитриевна Ёркина; 6 May 1939-25 May 2015) was a Soviet citizen who received cosmonaut training, but never flew in space.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yorkina (Russian: Жанна Дмитриевна Ёркина; 6 May 1939-25 May 2015) was a Soviet citizen who received cosmonaut training, but never flew in space.
  • In Group: Vostok and Voskhod Cosmonauts, Article text: program or flight
    In February 1962, Yorkina was selected as a member of a group of five female cosmonauts to be trained for a solo spaceflight in a Vostok spacecraft.
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2. Zhanna Yorkina (Q8070504, Wikidata)
Wikidata item Q8070504, P569 (date of birth)
Quote, Wikidata item Q8070504, P569 (date of birth)
1939
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