Pavel Belyayev

Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Павел Иванович Беляев), June 26, 1925, Chelizshevo – January 10, 1970, Moscow, was a cosmonaut who flew on the historic Voskhod 2 mission. Cosmonaut Pavel Belyayev File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Voskhod 2 was a Soviet manned space mission. ...

Belyayev was selected for the space programme in 1960 after nearly fifteen years experience in the Soviet air force and navy. He was originally to fly the Vostok 8 mission into Earth's van Allen radiation belt, but this was cancelled. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... The Vostok (Восток, translated as East) was a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Unions space program for human spaceflight. ... Van Allen may refer to: James Van Allen Van Allen radiation belt This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

He died in 1970 from peritonitis that resulted from an operation on a stomach ulcer.

Pavel Belyayev was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union (March 23, 1965), Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, numerous medals and foreign orders. He also bore the title of the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria, Hero of Vietnam, and Hero of Mongolia. Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Герой Советского Союза) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the former USSR. It included the Order of Lenin (the highest Soviet award) and, as the sign of excellence, the Gold Star medal with the certificate of the heroic deed (gramota) from... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Order of Lenin (ru: Орден Ленина), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the second highest national order of the Soviet Union (Highest was the Order of Victory). ... Order of the Red Star Established on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Navy personnel for exceptional service in the cause of the Defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace. ...

Stamps

• Pavel Belyayev on Bulgarian postal stamp 1965 with Aleksei Leonov