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Valery Bykovsky

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Soviet cosmonaut (1934-2019)

ScientistsLived 1934 to 2019 · aged 84
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Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37.

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Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova with children, c. 1963Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova with children, c. 1963Valery Bykovsky and East German astronaut Sigmund Jähn after the Soyuz 31 missionValery Bykovsky and East German astronaut Sigmund Jähn after the Soyuz 31 missionA 1963 Soviet postage stamp showing Valery Bykovsky and Vostok 5A 1963 Soviet postage stamp showing Valery Bykovsky and Vostok 5

Awards 40

2011Order of Friendship
2009Commendation of the Government of Russia
2008Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour
2003Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour
1989USSR State Prize
1978Order of Lenin
1978Gold medal with hero rank of GDR
1978Order of Karl Marx
1976Order of Karl Marx
1976Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1976Order of Lenin
1976Gold Star medal
1963Order of Lenin
1963Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
1963Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
1963Gold Star medal
1963Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria
1963Order of Georgi Dimitrov
1963Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
1963Star of the Republic of Indonesia
1961Order of the Red Star
honorary citizen of Berlin
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
honorary citizen of Rzhev
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
aircraft pilot qualification (class)
Hero of Labour
Medal "Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal "For Strengthening Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class
Hero of the Soviet Union

Connected to Valery 6

Svetlana SavitskayaAlso won aircraft pilot qualification (class)Sigmund JähnAlso won Gold medal with hero rank of GDRHeinz KesslerAlso won Medal "Brotherhood in Arms"Dmitriy UstinovAlso won Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st classNicolai GhiaurovAlso won Hero of Socialist Labour of BulgariaAndrei GrechkoAlso won Order of Georgi Dimitrov

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2019 · aged 84
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30 languages

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