Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (Russian: Георгий Степанович Шонин; August 3, 1935 – April 7, 1997) was a Sovietcosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6space mission. Cosmonaut Valeri Shonin probably fairuse File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search State motto (Russian): Пролетарии вÑех Ñтран, ÑоединÑйтеÑÑŒ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthems: The Internationale (1922-1944) / Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Last Premier Ivan Silayev Last... Jump to: navigation, search U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Soyuz 6 was part of a joint mission with Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time, carrying seven cosmonauts. ... Human spaceflight is space exploration with a human crew, and possibly passengers (in contrast to unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes). ...
He was born in Rovenki. Jump to: navigation, search Rovenki (Russian: ) is a town in Luhansk Oblast in the Ukraine. ...
Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons. Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ...
He later worked as the director of a defence research institute. He died of a heart attack in 1997. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Georgi Stepanovich Shonin, cyrillic Георгий Степанович Шонин, (August 3, 1935 - April 7, 1997) was a Sovietcosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960.
He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons.
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