Valery Kubasov
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Valery Nikolaevich Kubasov (
Kubasov was also involved in the development of the
Kubasov evaded death twice during his space career. He was part of the crew that was originally intended to fly
Early life
Kubasov was born 7 January 1935, in
In May 1964, while working for Korolev, Kubasov became one of a handful of civilian candidates who passed preliminary medical screening for one of the Soviet Voskhod missions. Two years later, after some relaxation of the existing rules, Kubasov along with Georgy Grechko and Vladislav Volkov, were officially accepted into the newly established civilian cosmonaut corps.
Cosmonaut
Kubasov's first space mission, the five-day
Following his first mission, Kubasov began training to fly aboard the world's first space station, Salyut 1, along with Georgy Shonin and Pyotr Kolodin.
In 1971 Kubasov was almost launched aboard the ill-fated
The July, 1975,
Kubasov's last spaceflight was aboard Soyuz 36 in 1980. During this flight, the Soyuz transported the crew that included Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian astronaut. Kubasov retired as a cosmonaut on 13 November 1993.[3]
Death
Kubasov died in
Awards
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1969, 1975)[7]
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1969)[7]
- Three Orders of Lenin (1969, 1975, 1980)[7]
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (2011)[7]
- Medal "Veteran of Labour" (1985)[7]
- Academy of Sciences of the USSR[7]
- Hero of the Hungarian People's Republic[7]
- Gold medal "For Merit in the Development of Science and Humanity" (Czechoslovakia)[8]
- Medal "People's Technicist" (Yugoslavia)[8]
- In 2000, Kubasov was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[9]
Kubasov, along with Slayton and Brand, won the Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal from FAI in 1976.[10]
Kubasov was also an
References
- ^ "Valery Kubasov". Britannica. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ a b Robert Pearlman (20 February 2014). "Cosmonaut Valery Kubasov, Apollo-Soyuz Crewmember, Dies at 79". Space.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Valery N. Kubasov". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Ben. "Valeri Kubasov, Veteran ASTP Cosmonaut, Dies Aged 79". AmericaSpace. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Скончался участник программы "Союз-Аполлон" космонавт Валерий Кубасов (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Valery Kubasov, Apollo-Soyuz crewmember, dies at 79". CollectSpace. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Биография Валерия Кубасова (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ a b c КУБАСОВ Валерий Николаевич (in Russian). Энциклопедия "Космонавтика". Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-57864-397-4.
- ^ "Edwards Commander Awarded Medals". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 1, 1976. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Valery Kubasov at IMDb
- Biography of Valeriy Nikolayevich Kubasov at NASA
- Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Overview
- Chronology of Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
- Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Image Gallery
- Apollo-Soyuz Drawings and Technical Diagrams
- The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur