Zabolotski, Viktor Vasiliyevich
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Russian test pilot cosmonaut, 1984-1997. Cosmonaut training September 1985-1987. Buran Test Pilot. Civilian test pilot at the Zhukovsky Flight Test Center of LII.
Graduated from Zhukovsky Test Pilot School, 1975. Graduated from academy for civil aviation, 1981.
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1946 April 19
- Birth of Viktor Viktorovich Zabolotski - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Zabolotski. Russian test pilot cosmonaut, 1984-1997. Cosmonaut training September 1985 - 1987. Buran Test Pilot. Civilian test pilot at the Zhukovsky Flight Test Center of LII..
1984 February 15
- MAP Cosmonaut Training Group 3 selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Zabolotski. The group was selected to provide test pilots for Buran spaceplane..
1989 December 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 9 - . Crew: Stankevicius, Zabolotski. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Stankevicius, Zabolotski. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.
1994 Late or Early 1995
- Buran 5 (cancelled) - .
Crew: Tolboyev,
Volk.
Backup Crew: Sultanov,
Zabolotski.
Nation: Russia.
Program: Mir.
Flight: Buran 5.
Spacecraft: Buran.
Buran Flight 5 (3K1) would have been the first flight of the third orbiter. It would be the first manned Buran flight; the third orbiter was the first outfitted with life support systems and ejection seats. Two cosmonauts would deliver the 37KBI module to Mir, using the Buran manipulator arm to dock it to the station's Kristall module. Final crew selection had still not been made at the time the program was cancelled.