Tatyana Kuznetsova
Tatyana Dmitryevna Kuznetsova (
Life
Kuznetsova was born in Moscow in 1941.[4] In 1958, she completed her secondary schooling, and the following year, enrolled to study typing and shorthand. Her first job, in 1959, was as a stenographer at the Ministry of Radioelectronic Industry in Moscow, followed by secretarial positions at other government research institutes.[5]
In 1958, as a teenager, she took up parachuting as a hobby, and by 1961, she was a regional and national champion.[6] In 1964, she became a parachuting instructor.[5]
In December 1961, the selection of female cosmonaut trainees was authorised by the Soviet government, with the specific intention of ensuring the first woman in space was a Soviet citizen. In February 1962, Kuznetsova was selected from over 400 applicants to join a
Despite her earlier difficulties, Kuznetsova was recalled to cosmonaut training in January 1965 to prepare for a spaceflight on a two-woman
Kuznetsova finally retired from the cosmonaut program in 1969 when it became clear that no women would be included on future Soviet flights.[2]: 47 However, she stayed at the training centre and assisted with geophysical experiments and studies.[2] From 1979, she served in the Air Force Reserves and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel before retiring in 1991.[2]: 47 [4]
Kuznetsova died on 28 August 2018.[4]
References
- ^ "Умерла космонавт-испытатель Татьяна Кузнецова" [Died test cosmonaut Tatyana Kuznetsova]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). Moscow. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Women in Space – Following Valentina. Springer Science & Business Media. 2006. p. 47.
- ^ Cuzub, Andreea (6 March 2018). "The First Cosmonaut Woman's Journey: When it entered history". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Kosmonaut Tatyana Kuznetsova, Trained with Tereshkova, died :: Society :: RBC". vaaju.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Кузнецова Татьяна Дмитриевна" [Kuznetsova Tatyana Dmitrievna]. astronaut.ru. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b Gibson, Karen (2014). Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures. Chicago Review Press. p. 50.
- ^ esa. "First woman in space: Valentina". European Space Agency. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
External links
- Biography
- "Tatyana Dmitryevna Kuznetsova" (in Russian). Space Encyclopedia ASTROnote. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.