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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:

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

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