Anatoly Berezovoy | |
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Cosmonaut | |
Nationality |
Soviet Russian |
Born |
Enem, RSFSR, USSR |
11 April 1942
Died | 20 September 2014 Moscow, Russia |
(aged 72)
Other occupation
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Pilot |
Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space
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211 days 09 hours 04 minutes |
Selection | Air Force Group 5 |
Total EVAs
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1 |
Total EVA time
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2 hours 33 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz T-5 \Soyuz T-7 |
Awards |
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (Russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Березово́й; 11 April 1942 – 20 September 2014) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Berezovoy was born in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. He was married with two children and graduated from the Air Force Academy
On 27 April 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut. In 1982 he flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5 on the first mission to the Salyut 7 space station, returning to Earth on the Soyuz T-7 after 211 days 9 hours. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to age. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President of Russian Space Federation.