# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/oldrich-pelcak
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:58:17.551Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/oldrich-pelcak"
name: "Oldřich Pelčák"
slug: "oldrich-pelcak"
description: "Oldřich Pelčák was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup for fellow Czech Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission. Remek was the first man in space who was neither American nor Soviet. Pelčák, who did not fly in space, died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 79."
tagline: "Czech astronaut and pilot (1943–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sv%C4%9Bt_knihy_2011_-_Old%C5%99ich_Pel%C4%8D%C3%A1k.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1943-11-02"
deathDate: "2023-10-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             17.12962962962963
  historical:           10.07138266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Олдржих Пелчак"
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    title: "Oldřich Pelčák"
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    title: "Oldřich Pelčák"
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    title: "Oldřich Pelčák"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump