Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov, born January 8, 1942 in Bor, Gorki Oblast, Russian SFSR, was a USSR cosmonaut. 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 Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Bor (Бор in Russian) is a town in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. ... It has been suggested that Pilot (spaceflight) be merged into this article or section. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily), formed the official designation of the airforce of the Soviet Union. ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... Soyuz 23 was intended to carry cosmonauts Vyacheslav Zudov and Valeri Rozhdestvenski to the Salyut 5 space station, presumably on an Almaz military mission. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Bor (Бор in Russian) is a town in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. ... Motto: none Anthem: Hymn of the Russian Federation Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) Russian, many others in component republics Government Semi-presidential federation  - President Vladimir Putin  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared June 12, 1990   - Finalized December 26, 1991  Area    - Total 17,075... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ...

He was selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965, flew as Commander on Soyuz 23 on October 14-16, 1976 and retired on May 14, 1987. October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Soyuz 23 was intended to carry cosmonauts Vyacheslav Zudov and Valeri Rozhdestvenski to the Salyut 5 space station, presumably on an Almaz military mission. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vyacheslav Zudov is married and has two children.