Valery Bykovsky

Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Валерий Фёдорович Быковский; born 2 August 1934, Pavlovsky Posad) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37. Image File history File links Valeri_bykovsky. ... Image File history File links Valeri_bykovsky. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pavlovsky Posad town in Moscow Oblast, Russia Categories: Russia geography stubs | Moscow Oblast | Towns in Russia ... Soviet redirects here. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Like Vostoks 3 and 4, Vostok 5 and 6 were joint missions in the Soviet space program, and like the previous pair, came close to one another in orbit and established a radio link. ... Soyuz 22 was an earth-sciences mission using a modified Soyuz capsule that had served as a backup for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission the previous year. ... Crew Launched Valery Bykovsky (3) Sigmund Jähn - German Democratic Republic (1) Landed Vladimir Kovalyonok (2) Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1) (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. ... Vostok 3 was a mission in the Soviet space program. ... Crew Launched: Viktor Gorbatko (3) Pham Tuan - Vietnam (1) Landed: Leonid Popov (1) Valery Ryumin (3) Mission Parameters Mass: 6800 kg Perigee: 197. ...

Bykovsky set a new space endurance record when he spent five days in orbit aboard Vostok 5 in 1963, and although this record has been long surpassed, to this day, it remains the space endurance record for a solo flight. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Many of his later years in the space programme were involved with promoting the Intercosmos programme amongst the world's Socialist nations. He retired in 1988 and then spent three years as the Director of the House of Soviet Science and Culture in Berlin. East Germany postage stamp The Intercosmos program was a program by the Soviet Union to allow fellow Socialist nations to participate in space exploration. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ...

Valery Bykovsky was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union (1963), Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, numerous medals, and foreign orders. 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... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you 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. ...