Yury Artyukhin

Soviet cosmonaut (1930-1998) · Russia · On the map · Astronauts · Died at 68

Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space.

Yury Artyukhin is read about 14 times a day, in 28 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Awards

Order of Lenin

Order of the Red Star

Hero of the Soviet Union

Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

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"

Medal "For Impeccable Service"

Honoured Radioman

Badge of Janek Krasicki

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class

Country

Russia