Yuri Glazkov
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Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov (2 October 1939 –9 December 2008) was a Soviet
Air Force officer and a cosmonaut. Glazkov held the rank of major general
in the Russian Air Force
.
Born in Moscow
, in the USSR, Glazkov graduated from Kharkov Military Engineering High School in 1962, receiving the candidate of technical sciences degree.
He served as a flight engineer in the Soviet Air Force
before being selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. He flew as a Flight Engineer on the Soyuz 24
mission. He retired from the cosmonaut corps on January 26, 1982. After Soyuz 24, he was made a Hero of the Soviet Union
.
He was awarded a doctorate in technical sciences in 1974, and in 1989 he became the first Deputy Chief of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, a position from which he retired in May 2000.
Glazkov wrote several books, including a technical guide to spacewalking, "Outside Orbiting Spacecraft" in 1977 and a book about space exploration, "The World Around Us" in 1986. Glazkov also authored several science-fiction novels. One of which, "Чёрное безмолвие" ("The Black Silence") was illustrated by fellow cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov
. It was published in 1987.
Glazkov was survived by his wife Lyubov, and two children.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Air Force officer and a cosmonaut. Glazkov held the rank of major general
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
in the Russian Air Force
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
.
Born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, in the USSR, Glazkov graduated from Kharkov Military Engineering High School in 1962, receiving the candidate of technical sciences degree.
He served as a flight engineer in the Soviet Air Force
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
before being selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. He flew as a Flight Engineer on the Soyuz 24
Soyuz 24
Soyuz 24 was a 1977 Soviet mission to the Salyut 5 space station, the third and final mission to the station, the last purely military crew for the Soviets and the final mission to a military Salyut...
mission. He retired from the cosmonaut corps on January 26, 1982. After Soyuz 24, he was made a Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
.
He was awarded a doctorate in technical sciences in 1974, and in 1989 he became the first Deputy Chief of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, a position from which he retired in May 2000.
Glazkov wrote several books, including a technical guide to spacewalking, "Outside Orbiting Spacecraft" in 1977 and a book about space exploration, "The World Around Us" in 1986. Glazkov also authored several science-fiction novels. One of which, "Чёрное безмолвие" ("The Black Silence") was illustrated by fellow cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov is a former cosmonaut who made five flights.He was born in the remote area of Iskandar in Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan. He changed his surname from Krysin when he married to honor his wife's family, which was noble kin of the descendants of the medieval Kazakh...
. It was published in 1987.
Glazkov was survived by his wife Lyubov, and two children.
Honours and awards
- Hero of the Soviet UnionHero of the Soviet UnionThe title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
(5 March 1977) - Order of Merit for the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the FatherlandThe Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
;- 3rd class (2 March 2000) - a great service to the state in the development of manned space flight
- 4th class (9 April 1996)
- Order of LeninOrder of LeninThe Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
(5 March 1977) - Order of the Red StarOrder of the Red StarEstablished on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...
(21 February 1985) - Distinguished Service in Guarding the State BorderDistinguished Service in Guarding the State BorderThe Distinguished Serive in Guarding the State Border was a USSR military medal, created on July 13, 1950. It was awarded to all border troops, servicemen and civilians for outstanding military deeds related to state frontier security. A gold medal was awarded, on the same basis, exclusively to...
(1977) - Medal "For development of virgin lands" (1977)
- Medal "For Strengthening Combat Commonwealth" (18 February 1991)
- Order "Dostyk" (Kazakhstan, 11 December 1998)
- Medal "100th anniversary of the fall of the Ottoman yoke" (Bulgaria) (22 October 1978)
- Medal "For Strengthening brotherhood in arms" (Bulgaria)
- Medal "30th anniversary of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic of Cuba" (24 November 1986)
- USSR State PrizeUSSR State PrizeThe USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
(28 October 1987) - State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates (1999)
- Tsiolkovsky Gold Medal (Academy of Sciences of the USSR)
- Honorary Diploma of the VM Komarov (FAI)
- Honorary Citizen of Gagarin, KalugaKalugaKaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
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