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Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya

Soviet Union and Russia

Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya is a former Russian cosmonaut who had been due to fly on Soyuz TM-32 but was removed from the crew to make room for American space tourist Dennis Tito. She retired from the cosmonaut corps in 2004 to become a commercial pilot for the Russian carrier Aeroflot. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Dating
Selection Year
1994 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Birth Year
1962 2
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Operated By

Roscosmos, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya
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Nationality

Russia

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya
  • Article text
    Kuzhelnaya trained as a flight engineer
  • Article text: selection
    Kuzhelnaya applied 1994 to become a cosmonaut and was accepted onto the two-year training programme
  • In Group: Soyuz and Salyut Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    She had been due to fly on Soyuz TM-32, but was cut in order to accommodate American space tourist Dennis Tito.
  • Operated By: Roscosmos, Lead: cosmonaut
    is a former Russian cosmonaut
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2. Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya (Q12040315, Wikidata)
Wikidata item Q12040315, P569 (date of birth)
Quote, Wikidata item Q12040315, P569 (date of birth)
1962
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