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Mars Nurgaliyevich Fatkullin Russian Scientist Cosmonaut. Born 14 May 1939. Died 16 April 2003. Personal: Male. Born in Traroye Shaimurzino Droshanovs, Russia. Brain stroke. Academy of Sciences Doctor of physical-mathematical sciences degree, 1978. Scientist, Institute of Terrastrial Magnetism & Radiowaves of Academy of Sciences. Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: Academy of Sciences Group 1 - 1967. Deceased Entered space service: 22 May 1967. Left space service: May 1970. Cosmonaut training May 1967 - August 1968. His group of scientist-cosmonauts was dissolved after the cancellation of the Soviet lunar landing program. Worked as an engineer for IZMIRAN-Institute in Troizk near Moscow. Became a professor in 1988. Fatkullin Chronology 22 May 1967 - Academy of Sciences Cosmonaut Training Group 1 selected.. The group was selected to provide scientists for planned Soviet lunar landing missions. Bibliography and Further Reading - Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", . Joachim Becker's outstanding collection of facts and photos of astronauts and cosmonauts. Accessed at: http://www.spacefacts.de/.
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