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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 2
Nationality
Russian 2
Dating
Selection Year
1964 1
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1. Konstantin Feoktistov (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Konstantin Feoktistov lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
2. Konstantin Feoktistov - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1926-02-07
  • Extract
    was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program.
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Wikidata: Konstantin Feoktistov
Wikidata Q320068, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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