Space and Astronomy Atlas

How The Universe Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Boris Volynov

Soviet Union and Russia

Boris Volynov was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the Soyuz 5 mission in January 1969, part of the first docking of two crewed Soviet spacecraft and the first transfer of crew members between two spacecraft via spacewalk. During reentry, his descent module failed to properly separate from the service module, causing a violent, dangerously hot descent that Volynov survived, later commanding a second mission in 1976 to the Salyut 5 military space station.

Facts
Birth Date
1934-12-18 2
Birth Year
1934 2
Nationality
Russian 2
Notable Mission
Soyuz 5 2
Dating
Selection Year
1960 1
Connections

Associated With

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Boris Volynov - Wikipedia

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Boris Volynov - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Russia

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Soviet Union

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Boris Volynov (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Boris Volynov lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
2. Boris Volynov - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1934-12-18
  • Introduction, first sentence, parenthetical
    18 December 1934
  • Introduction, first sentence, description
    a Russian former cosmonaut
  • Infobox, mission
    Soyuz 5, Soyuz 21
  • In Group: Soyuz and Salyut Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Борис Валентинович Волынов; born 18 December 1934) is a Russian former cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soviet Union's Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21.
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Борис Валентинович Волынов; born 18 December 1934) is a Russian former cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soviet Union's Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Борис Валентинович Волынов; born 18 December 1934) is a Russian former cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soviet Union's Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21.
View the Source
Wikidata: Boris Volynov
Wikidata Q448538, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.