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Topic: Soviet cosmonaut Eduard Stepanov (1937-2015)
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SPACEFACTS Member Posts: 301 From: Germany Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 10-22-2015 03:25 AM
Former Soviet cosmonaut Eduard Stepanov died on Oct. 19, 2015, the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center reports. Eduard Stepanov worked for the Cosmonaut Training Center for almost 50 years. He was recruited as a cosmonaut in 1965, and trained until 1992. In particular, between 1970 and 1979, he was preparing for the Almaz program and from 1986 to 1990 he trained as a cosmonaut-researcher for the Buran [space shuttle] program. From 1990 to 1992, he trained as a flight engineer for a Soyuz rescue mission to dock with Buran in orbit. |
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