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Svetlana Savitskaya

Soviet Union and Russia

Svetlana Savitskaya is a Soviet cosmonaut and former aerobatic and test pilot who became the second woman to fly in space, aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, nearly two decades after Valentina Tereshkova. On a subsequent 1984 mission she became the first woman to perform a spacewalk, working outside the Salyut 7 space station on welding and metal-cutting experiments. Savitskaya later pursued a political career in Russia, serving as a deputy in the State Duma.

Facts
Birth Date
1948-08-08 1
Birth Year
1948 1
Nationality
Russian 1
Notable Mission
Soyuz T-12 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Research Cosmonaut 1
Dating
Selection Year
1980 2
Connections

Associated With

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Svetlana Savitskaya

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Svetlana Savitskaya
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Nationality

Russia

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Soviet Union

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Svetlana Savitskaya
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1948-08-08
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born 8 August 1948
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    Russia
  • Lead, sentence 2
    Soyuz T-12
  • Article text
    She held the position of research cosmonaut on this mission.
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space.
  • In Group: Soyuz and Salyut Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space.
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2. Svetlana Savitskaya (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Svetlana Savitskaya lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
Wikidata: Svetlana Savitskaya
Wikidata Q152318, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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