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Vitaly Sevastyanov

Soviet Union and Russia

Vitaly Sevastyanov was a Soviet cosmonaut and engineer who flew two long-duration missions, including a 1975 stay aboard the Salyut 4 space station lasting more than 63 days. He was also a well known chess enthusiast who played a televised chess match against mission control from orbit during one of his flights, and he later became a prominent Russian sports and space broadcaster and commentator.

Facts
Birth Year
1935 3
Nationality
Russian 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Dating
Selection Year
1968 2
Connections

Associated With

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Vitaly Sevastyanov - Wikipedia

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Vitaly Sevastyanov - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Russia

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Soviet Union

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Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Vitaly Sevastyanov (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Vitaly Sevastyanov lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Vitaly Sevastyanov - Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia biography
    Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov was born on July 8, 1935
  • Wikipedia biography [nationality]
    He was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer
  • Vitaly Sevastyanov, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    In 1971, he was the backup Flight Engineer for the ill-fated Soyuz 11 Mission, which ended in disaster when the craft depressurized above the Kármán line, killing the three man crew.
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (Russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Севастья́нов; 8 July 1935-5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (Russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Севастья́нов; 8 July 1935-5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.
  • In Group: Soyuz and Salyut Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (Russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Севастья́нов; 8 July 1935-5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.
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Wikidata: Vitaly Sevastyanov
Wikidata Q252726, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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