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Sokolova

Sokolova, Marina Russian engineer cosmonaut candidate, 1962. Pilot. Selected as a cosmonaut on 28 February 1962, but on 3 March 1962 her selection was rejected by the government commission. In 1965 she set the world speed record for a female pilot while flying a MIG-21.

Status: Inactive.

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Associated Countries

Russia Russian Federation Space Systems More...

USSR USSR More...

See also

Cosmonaut Category of persons who have been trained for spaceflight in Russia. More...

Engineer Category of persons. More...

Female Category of persons. More...

Bibliography

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

Sokolova Chronology

1962 January 16 - .

Female cosmonauts - . Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Borzenkova; Kuznetsova; Kvasova; Ponomaryova; Sokolova; Solovova; Solovyova; Tereshkova; Yefremova; Yerkina. Flight: Vostok 6. Summary: Yesterday DOSAAF sent the files of 58 female cosmonaut candidates, pilots and parachutists, of which 40 are to come to Moscow for interviews. Kamanin reviews plans to reorganise TsPK - there are to be 250 staff, 17 of which are cosmonauts..

1962 January 18 - .

Cosmonaut inteviews - . Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Borzenkova; Kuznetsova; Kvasova; Ponomaryova; Sokolova; Solovova; Solovyova; Tereshkova; Yefremova; Yerkina. Flight: Vostok 6. On this day Kamanin and his staff interviewed 23 of the 58 female cosmonaut candidates. His first impression is that they were all unqualified. What is needed is women who are young, physically fit, and have also completed flight and parachute training of at least five to six months duration.

1962 February 28 - .

Female cosmonaut candidates ranked. - . Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Solovyova; Tereshkova; Kuznetsova; Yefremova; Kvasova; Solovova; Sokolova. Flight: Vostok 6. Summary: Kamanin sees Solovyova, Tereshkova, and Kuznetsova as most likely to be first in space. In the second rank he puts Yefremova, Kvasova, and Solovova, and then Sokolova in the third rank..

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