Kolomiytsev Credit - Yves Dejardin Collection

Personal: Male. Born in Tula, Russia. Academy of Sciences Candidate of physical-mathematical sciences degree, and doctorate degree 1968 and 1994, respectively. Scientist, Institute of Terrastrial Magnetism and Radiowaves of Academy of Sciences. He took part in several expeditions at the Soviet Vostok Antarctic station, spending a total of four years and four months there.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Academy of Sciences Group 1 - 1967. Inactive Entered space service: 22 May 1967. Left space service: August 1968. Cosmonaut training May 1967 - August 1968.

Worked at IZMIRAN.

22 May 1967 - Academy of Sciences Cosmonaut Training Group 1 selected.. The group was selected to provide scientists for planned Soviet lunar landing missions.