Loktionov, Yuri Alekseyevich
Person · Russia
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Russian scientist cosmonaut, 2000-on.
Loktionov worked at RKK Energia as an engineer, including working in Salyut and Mir mission control support groups until 1988. He then took a position as a lead engineer at NPO Kriogenmash. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he turned to politics, becoming a member of the Moscow Region Council. Like Baturin before him, he was able to obtain cosmonaut training through political connections.
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