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Voskhod-1 astronaut group, 1964
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Date: 1964.

Benderov Russian test pilot. Graduated from the Zhukovsky, 1950. Worked as an engineer and senior test pilot for Tupolev. Flew MiG-21 Tu-144 wing testbed. Proposed on 1964-06-29 as cosmonaut for Voskhod flights, but not confirmed. Died in the crash of a Tu-144 supersonic transport during an aviation demonstration at the 1973 Paris Airshow in Le Bourget.

Feoktistov Russian engineer cosmonaut 1964-1987. First spacecraft designer in space.

Katys Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1964-1972.

Lazarev Russian physician cosmonaut 1964-1985. Survived first manned spaceflight abort during launch.

Sorokin Russian physician cosmonaut, 1964. Soviet Air Force Physician. On the staff of the cosmonaut training center, working in the field of aerospace medicine. Later head of department at several scientific institutes.

Yegorov Russian physician cosmonaut 1964. First physician in space.

Polyakov, Boris Russian physician cosmonaut, 1964.