Stepanov, Eduard Nikolayevich
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Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1965-1992.
Graduated from Air Force Radiotechnical Engineering School, Kiev, 1959, with an engineering diploma. Candidate of technical sciences degree, 1974. Cosmonaut training from November 1965 - December 1967. Involved in the development of the Buran spaceplane. After he left the cosmonaut corps in 1992 he worked again for the TsPK.
More at: Stepanov, Eduard.
Related
- Family
- Cosmonaut
- Country
- Russia
- Flights
- Salyut 7/TKS-2
- Agency
- VVS
- Bibliography
- 4452
Chronology
5 events
1937 April 14
- Birth of Eduard Nikolayevich Stepanov - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Stepanov, Eduard. Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1965-1992..
1965 October 23
- Cosmonaut selection - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Degtyarev,
Fyodorov,
Glazkov,
Grishchenko,
Khludeyev,
Kizim,
Klimuk,
Kolesnikov,
Kramarenko,
Lisun,
Petrushenko,
Preobrazhensky,
Rozhdestvensky,
Sarafanov,
Sharafutdinov,
Shcheglov,
Skvortsov,
Stepanov, Eduard,
Voloshin,
Yakovlev,
Zudov.
Although Kamanin desired 40 new cosmonaut-trainees, in the end only 17 were selected. They were:
- Pilots: Voloshin, Sharafutdinov, Shcheglov, Kramarenko, Yakovlev, Petrushenko,Skvortsov, Fyodorov,Klimuk, Sarafanov, Zudov, Kizim
- Engineers: Kolesnikov,Stepanov Eduard, Lisun, Rozhdestvensky, Khludeyev, Glazkov, Preobrazhensky
- Navigator: Grishchenko
- Physician: Degtyarov
1965 October 28
- Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 3 selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Belousov, Degtyarev, Fyodorov, Glazkov, Grishchenko, Khludeyev, Kizim, Klimuk, Kolesnikov, Kramarenko, Lisun, Petrushenko, Preobrazhensky, Rozhdestvensky, Sarafanov, Sharafutdinov, Shcheglov, Skvortsov, Stepanov, Eduard, Voloshin, Yakovlev, Zudov.
Late 1982
- Salyut 7/TKS-2 (cancelled) - .
Crew: Glazkov,
Makrushin,
Stepanov, Eduard.
Backup Crew: Artyukhin,
Berezovoi,
Yuyukov.
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Chelomei,
Ustinov.
Program: Salyut 7.
Flight: Salyut 7/TKS-2.
Following the cancellation of the Almaz military station it was still planned that two of the TKS ferries would be flown manned to Salyut stations. In September/October 1979 three crews were formed. In December 1981 Ustinov killed Chelomei's plans for manned TKS flights. The TKS training group was dissolved and TKS-2 flew unmanned to Salyut 7 as Cosmos 1443.
2015 October 19
- Death of Eduard Nikolayevich Stepanov. - . Related Persons: Stepanov, Eduard. Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1965-1992..