Background
Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko was born on February 26, 1928, in Davydovka, Voronezh, Russian Federation.
Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko
Hero of the Soviet Union
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
State Prize of the USSR
Hero of the Soviet Union
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
State Prize of the USSR
Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko was born on February 26, 1928, in Davydovka, Voronezh, Russian Federation.
Anatoly Vasilyevich studied in Ostrogozhsk at School No. 2. In 1947 he graduated from the 6th Voronezh Air Force Special School, in 1950 - the Chuguev Military Aviation School of Pilots.
After studying, Anatoly Vasilyevich served in the aviation units of the USSR Air Force. He began his service as a senior pilot, then as a flight commander, deputy squadron commander; received the qualification "Military pilot of the 1st class."
In 1961 Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko graduated from the Air Force Academy. In 1950-1963 he was a senior pilot instructor of the 119th Fighter Aviation Division in the Odessa Military District.
In 1963 Anatoly Vasilyevich was enrolled in the cosmonaut corps and completed a full course of general space training, as well as preparation for flights on spacecraft of the Soyuz series.
Anatoly Vasilyevich made the first flight from October 12 to 17, 1969 on the Soyuz-7 spacecraft together with Vladislav Volkov and Victor Gorbatko. The flight program included docking with the Soyuz-8 spacecraft, which did not take place due to technical problems. The total duration of the flight was 4 days 22 hours 40 minutes and 23 seconds.
In 1973 Anatoly Vasilyevich was appointed commander of the crew, undergoing training for the joint Soviet-American space flight (EPAS). The second flight took place from December 2 to 8, 1974 on the Soyuz-16 spacecraft together with Nikolai Rukavishnikov. The flight took place in preparation for the EPAS project; during the flight, the development of the ship and the docking station was completed. The total duration of the flight was 5 days 22 hours 23 minutes and 35 seconds.
Anatoly Vasilyevich was in the cosmonaut detachment until 1979. After leaving the space program in 1982 he became the Deputy Director of the OKB in Kharkiv.
