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Vladimir Grigoryevich Fartushny Ukrainian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 3 February 1938.

Personal: Male. Born in Simferopol, Ukraine. Paton Institute Received candidate of technical sciences degree from Paton-Institute (IEP), Kiev, 1966. Civilian Engineer, Paton Institute.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Vulkan Engineering Group - 1968. Inactive Entered space service: 27 May 1968. Left space service: 3 June 1971. Suspended after a car accident, 1971. Retired from training group 1973.

From 1992 to 1996 Director of Paton-Institute (NPO VISP). Retired in 1998.


Fartushny Chronology

27 March 1968 - Vulkan Engineering Cosmonaut Training Group selected.. The group was selected to provide engineer to operate Vulkan space welding system.


1970 February-March - Soyuz n 20 (cancelled). The active spacecraft in the second planned test of the Kontakt lunar rendezvous/docking system.
1973 Early - Soyuz Kontakt P (cancelled). Final crews selected for a dual Soyuz mission in Earth orbit to test the Kontakt docking system to be used on the lunar landing LOK and LK spacecraft. The Kontakt-P Soyuz would have been the passive spacecraft, simulating the LK lunar lander.

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