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Borodai, Aleksei Sergeyevich
Ukrainian test pilot cosmonaut, 1979-1993.
Status: Inactive; Active 1979-1993. Born: 1947-07-28. Birth Place: Borodaevka, Volgograd.
Graduated from Higher Air Force School Soviet Air Force test pilot. Buran test pilot, 1978-1987. Cosmonaut training January 1979 - November 1980. Flew six test flights with AeroBuran. Retired from the military on 29 December 1993 . Lost both legs in the 8 October 1996 crash landing of an An-124 in Turin, Italy.
More at: Borodai.
Family:
Cosmonaut.
Country:
Russia,
Ukraine.
Flights:
Soyuz Buran Support.
Agency:
VVS.
Bibliography:
4452.
1947 July 28 - .
- Birth of Alexei Sergeyevich Borodai - .
Nation: Russia,
Ukraine.
Related Persons: Borodai.
Ukrainian test pilot cosmonaut, 1979-1993..
1987 October 15 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur Jubilee.
1988 January 24 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur Jubilee.
1988 February 23 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur Jubilee.
1988 March 12 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur Jubilee.
1988 March 23 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur Jubilee.
1988 March 28 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur Jubilee.
1991 December - .
- Soyuz Buran Support (cancelled) - .
Crew: Bachurin,
Ivanchenkov.
Backup Crew: Balandin,
Borodai.
Nation: Russia.
Program: Mir.
Flight: Soyuz Buran Support.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz TM.
Planned Soyuz flight to Mir. Main purpose was to provide spaceflight experience to Bachurin and Borodai, who had been selected as back-up crew of the first manned Buran flight. Cancelled in cut-backs after fall of the Soviet Union..
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