Aleksei Gubarev
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Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev (
.Biography
Gubarev graduated from the Soviet Naval Aviation School in 1952 and went on to serve with the
Gubarev was originally trained for the Soviet lunar programme and for military
In 1971, Gubarev became backup commander for the ill-fated Soyuz 11 mission, which killed the three-man crew when the craft depressurized in space.
Gubarev resigned as a cosmonaut in 1981 and took up an administrative position at the
In 1980s, he worked at the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia).
Gubarev's awards includes the Gagarin Gold Medal, which was bestowed upon him twice. He was an honorary citizen of
Gubarev published a book, The Attraction of Weightlessness, in 1982.
Gubarev died at the age of 83 on 21 February 2015.[2]
Honours and awards
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
- Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
Foreign awards:
- Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
- Order of Klement Gottwald (Czechoslovak Socialist Republic)
- Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovak Socialist Republic)
- Medal of Sino-Soviet Friendship (People's Republic of China)
- Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (German Democratic Republic)
References
External links
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