Oleg Atkov
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Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov (born May 5, 1949 in Khvorostyanka, Kuybyshev Oblast, USSR) is a Soviet cosmonaut. He is married with one child.
He graduated from the Ivan M. Sechenov First Medical Institute in Moscow in 1973 and received a doctorate of medicine in cardiology from the Academy of Medical Science in 1978. He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 9, 1983. Atkov flew as Doctor Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-10
. He spent 236 days 22 hours 49 minutes in space.
Atkov retired on October 2, 1984. He then joined the institute of Clinical Cardiology.
From 1989 to 1996 he was Deputy Director of the Department of Space Life Science of the International Space University
in Strasbourg
, France
.
He currently works as a specialist for telemedicine with the European Commission
.
He graduated from the Ivan M. Sechenov First Medical Institute in Moscow in 1973 and received a doctorate of medicine in cardiology from the Academy of Medical Science in 1978. He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 9, 1983. Atkov flew as Doctor Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-10
Soyuz T-10
-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass: 6850 kg*Perigee: 199 km*Apogee: 219 km*Inclination: 51.6°*Period: 88.7 minutes-Mission highlights:Fifth expedition to Salyut 7. Visited by 6th and 7th expeditions....
. He spent 236 days 22 hours 49 minutes in space.
Atkov retired on October 2, 1984. He then joined the institute of Clinical Cardiology.
From 1989 to 1996 he was Deputy Director of the Department of Space Life Science of the International Space University
International Space University
The International Space University is a private university founded in 1987. The University currently offers three degree granting programs — Master of Science in Space Management, Master of Science in Space Studies and Executive MBA — in addition to a non-degree-granting Space Studies Program.The...
in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
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, France
France
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He currently works as a specialist for telemedicine with the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
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