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Viktor Ivanovich Bukreyev Soviet Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1949. Died 17 May 1977.

Personal: Male. Born in USSR. Aircraft crash. Flying Research Institute named for Gromov of GKOOP. Flying Research Institute named for Gromov of GKOOP.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Buran Group - 1978. Deceased Entered space service: 1 January 1977. Left space service: 1977. Selected as a cosmonaut for the Buran program by the Gromov Flight Test Center in 1977, but the selection was not confirmed by the government commission.

Bukreyev Chronology

17 May 1977 - Cosmonaut Viktor Ivanovich Bukreyev dies at age of 28 -- Aircraft crash..

Bibliography:

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

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