Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky

February 13, 1939 (age 72)

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

From October 14, 1961 - deputy commander of the rescue party 446 of the separate division of the rescue service of the rear of the "Baltiysk”naval base of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. From August 3, 1962 to October 25, 1965 - commander of a diving rescue and emergency rescue service of the “SS-87” rescue vessel of the same division of the Liepaja Naval Base of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. On October 28, 1965 - by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force enlisted in the cosmonaut corps of the Air Force CTC for the position of the listener-cosmonaut (3rd set). From December 30, 1967 - cosmonaut of the 2nd cosmonaut detachment.From August 13, 1973 to June 1974 - flight engineer of the fourth crew for the flight to OPS-101-2 "Almaz" (“Salyut-3”) together with V. Zudov. July-August 1974 - flight engineer of the backup crew on the program of the second expedition to OPS-101-2 “Almaz” (“Salyut-3”) together with V.Zudov. August 26, 1974 - backup flight engineer of L. Demin on the spacecraft "Soyuz-15". From January 1975 to June 1976 - the flight engineer of the backup crew for the flight to OPS-103 “Almaz” (“Salyut-5”) together with V.Zudov. July 6, 1976 - backup flight engineer of V. Zholobov on the “Soyuz-21” spacecraft . Since June 28, 1986 - Head of the 1st department of the department. Since October 9, 1986 - the head of the 11th department. Since July 28, 1988 - deputy head of the training cosmonauts department; From March 9, 1989 - 1992 - the head of the 2nd department. October 31, 1992 - dismissed to the reserve (Colonel-engineer reserve).

Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky

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Background

Valery Rozhdestvensky was born in 1939.

Education

In 1956 - was graduated from secondary school No. 56 in Leningrad. In 1961 - was graduated from the Higher Naval Engineering College named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky on the specialty "Military shipbuilding of surface ships". After graduation, he was awarded the qualification "military engineer-shipbuilder". In 1962 - was graduated from the six-month officers' courses of diving specialists of the 39 rescue school of the Black Sea Fleet.

Career

From October 14, 1961 - deputy commander of the rescue party 446 of the separate division of the rescue service of the rear of the "Baltiysk”naval base of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. From August 3, 1962 to October 25, 1965 - commander of a diving rescue and emergency rescue service of the “SS-87” rescue vessel of the same division of the Liepaja Naval Base of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet.

On October 28, 1965 - by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force enlisted in the cosmonaut corps of the Air Force CTC for the position of the listener-cosmonaut (3rd set). From December 30, 1967 - cosmonaut of the 2nd cosmonaut detachment.From August 13, 1973 to June 1974 - flight engineer of the fourth crew for the flight to OPS-101-2 "Almaz" (“Salyut-3”) together with V. Zudov. July-August 1974 - flight engineer of the backup crew on the program of the second expedition to OPS-101-2 “Almaz” (“Salyut-3”) together with V.Zudov. August 26, 1974 - backup flight engineer of L. Demin on the spacecraft "Soyuz-15". From January 1975 to June 1976 - the flight engineer of the backup crew for the flight to OPS-103 “Almaz” (“Salyut-5”) together with V.Zudov. July 6, 1976 - backup flight engineer of V. Zholobov on the “Soyuz-21” spacecraft .

Since June 28, 1986 - Head of the 1st department of the department. Since October 9, 1986 - the head of the 11th department. Since July 28, 1988 - deputy head of the training cosmonauts department;

From March 9, 1989 - 1992 - the head of the 2nd department. October 31, 1992 - dismissed to the reserve (Colonel-engineer reserve).

Achievements

On October 14-16, 1976- served as a flight engineer for the “Soyuz-23” spacecraft together with V. Zudov. The flight program included docking and work aboard the “Salyut-5” station. The docking did not take place due to the failure of the system of rapprochement and docking called "Igla". For the first time, a Soviet spacecraft landed on the surface of Lake Tengiz (Kazakhstan). The evacuation of the crew was carried out at night at minus temperatures in difficult weather conditions. Flight duration: 2 days. 00 hours. 06 min. 35 seconds Callsign: "Rodon-2".

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