Lev Stepanovich Demin (Russian: Лев Степанович Дёмин; born January 11, 1926 in Moscow, died December 18, 1998 in Zvyozdny Gorodok) was a Sovietcosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15mission. Image File history File links Demin. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Moscow (Russian: МоÑкваÌ, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Star City (Звездный Городок, Zvyosdny Gorodok) is a small town northeast of Moscow located at 55. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии вÑех Ñтран, ÑоединÑйтеÑÑŒ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area - Total - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... Soyuz 15 was a human spaceflight mission of the Soviet Union. ... 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). ...
Demin gained a doctoral degree in engineering from the Soviet Air Force Engineering Academy and the rank of Colonel in the Soviet Air Force.
He only made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space programme in 1982 and taking up deep-sea research. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Kamanin suggests Artyukhin and Demin for the engineer-cosmonaut role on the first Soyuz flights, but Korolev disagrees, saying Feoktistov has to be aboard.
Mishin admires the new construction from Demin's balcony on the 11th floor of cosmonaut dormitory, then goes to Tereshkova's apartment on the seventh floor, and then Gagarin's apartment.
Demin has flown at the age of 48, the oldest astronaut ever, until Slayton makes his flight.
Lev Stepanovich Demin (Russian: Лев Степанович Дёмин; born January 11 1926 in Moscow, died December 18, 1998 in Zvyozdny Gorodok) was a Sovietcosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 mission.
Demin gained a doctoral degree in engineering from the Soviet Air Force Engineering Academy and the rank of Colonel in the Soviet Air Force.
He only made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space programme in 1982 and taking up deep-sea research.
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