Background
SAVITSKAYA, Svetlana Evgenevna was born on August 8, 1948.
SAVITSKAYA, Svetlana Evgenevna was born on August 8, 1948.
Grad., Moscow Inst, of Aviation.
Vice-President, Soviet Peace Foundation. Member, Council of the Union. Professional career: Cosmonaut, Parachutist and former test pilot.
Deputy-Head, Energiya - Scientific Production Association, Moscow. USSR’s second female Cosmonaut and the First women ever to walk in space.
Hero of the Soviet Union, twice (1982, 1984)Orders of Lenin, twice (1982, 1984)Order of the Badge of Honour (1976)Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (12 April 2011) - for great achievements in the field of research, development and utilization of outer space, many years of honest work, public activitiesPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSRHonoured Master of SportsGold Medal and 18 degrees FAI16 gold medals, sports of the USSRSpecial medal for the women's world record stay in spaceSavitskaya was one of five cosmonauts selected to raise the Russian flag at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
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