Vyacheslav Zudov Astronaut

Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Russian: Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, born 8 January 1942) is a retired USSR cosmonaut.He was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965, flew as Commander on Soyuz 23 on 14–16 October 1976 and retired on 14 May 1987.Zudov is married and has two children.He was awarded:Hero of the Soviet UnionPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSRJubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)↑

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 08, 1942
Birth place
Russia , Bor Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nationality
Soviet Union

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Soyuz 23
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List of astronauts by year of selection
Time in space2 days 0 hours 6 minutes

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