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Borzenkova Soviet Engineer Cosmonaut. . Engineer.

Personal: Female. Born in USSR.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Female Group - 1962. Inactive Entered space service: March 1962. Left space service: March 1962. In March 1962 selected as cosmonaut, but the selection was not confirmed by the government commission.

Borzenkova Chronology

16 January 1962 - Female cosmonauts. Yesterday DOSAAF sent the files of 58 female cosmonaut candidates, pilots and parachutists, of which 40 are to come to Moscow for interviews. Kamanin reviews plans to reorganise TsPK - there are to be 250 staff, 17 of which are cosmonauts.

18 January 1962 - Cosmonaut inteviews. On this day Kamanin and his staff interviewed 23 of the 58 female cosmonaut candidates. His first impression is that they were all unqualified. What is needed is women who are young, physically fit, and have also completed flight and parachute training of at least five to six months duration.

Bibliography:

Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", Web Address when accessed: http://www.spacefacts.de/.

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