Personal: Female. Born in Russia. MD Institute of Medical Biological Problems Medical Doctor. Civilian Physician, Institute of Medical Biological Problems.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Female Group - 1980. Inactive Entered space service: 31 October 1979. Left space service: 1 January 1986. Cosmonaut training from October 1979 - July 1980. Did not complete training, when the government commission did not confirm his selection.

1 January 1980 - Female Cosmonaut Training Group selected.. The training group was selected for planned female missions to upstage any American female 'first in space' missions aboard the space shuttle. Soviet women would make the first female spacewalk, and the first all-female crew was planned.