Oleg Makarov (cosmonaut)
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Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (Russian: Олег Григорьевич Макаров; 6 January 1933 – 28 May 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Early life and education
Makarov was born in
Vostok spacecraft.[1]
In 1966, he was selected for cosmonaut training.
Space program
He was originally part of the Soviet lunar program and was training with Alexei Leonov for the first human circumlunar flight.[1][2] After the success of Apollo 8, however, the flight was cancelled.
His first spaceflight was
Altay Mountains, 21 minutes after launch. With his third launch on Soyuz 27 he flew to space station Salyut 6 and landed five days later with the Soyuz 26 spacecraft. His last mission was Soyuz T-3, during which several repairs on Salyut 6 were done. He also served on the backup crews for Soyuz 17 and Soyuz T-2
. Altogether he spent 20 days, 17 hours, and 44 minutes in space.
Later life
After his final spaceflight he continued to work for Energia, both in the
Buran development. He died in Moscow in 2003 from a heart attack
.
Awards
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (2 October 1973 and 16 March 1978)
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (2 October 1973)
- Four Order of Lenin (2 October 1973, 21 April 1975, 16 March 1978, 10 December 1980)
- Order "Blue Nile" of Ethiopia (10 October 1981)
- Honorary Citizen of
References
- ^ a b "Makarov". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Chaikin, Andrew (2007). A Man On The Moon. Penguin Books. p. 627.
- ^ Simonov, Andrey. "Макаров Олег Григорьевич". Герои страны. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
Literature
- V.A. Lopota, ed. (2014). С.П. Королёв : энциклопедия жизни и творчества. Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" имени С.П. Королёва. Moscow: Energiya. OCLC 1084302279.