Letunov, Yuri Aleksandrovich (1926-1983) Russian journalist cosmonaut, 1965-1966.
Civilian Television Journalist, working at Gostelradio. Selected in June 1965 for a Voskhod journalist flight, but did not go into official cosmonaut training. Worked as a news reporter for Soviet television. He retired after a first heart attack in 1978 and worked as a writer.
Birth Place: Tomsk, Tomsk.
Status: Deceased.
Born: 1926.10.26.
Died: 1983.07.30.
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Cosmonaut Category of persons who have been trained for spaceflight in Russia. More...
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Bibliography
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Becker, Joachim, "Space Facts Web Site", http://www.spacefacts.de/, Web Address when accessed: here.
Letunov Chronology
1965 January 1 - .
- Journalist Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - .
Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Golovanov; Letunov; Rebrov. Summary: The group was selected to provide trainees for a planned Voskhod spaceflight made with a journalist aboard..
1983 July 30 - .
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