Kolesnikov, Gennadi Mikhailovich
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Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1965-1967.
Graduated from Higher Air Force School of Engineering with a candidate of technical sciences degree, 1966. Doctorate of military sciences degree, 1989. Cosmonaut training November 1965 - December 1967. Left cosmonaut group due to medical reasons. Worked at Gagarin Center. Later a research scientist and professor at Air Force Academy, Monino. He authored more than 220 scientific papers.
More at: Kolesnikov.
Related
- Family
- Cosmonaut
- Country
- Russia
- Flights
- Soyuz VI Flight 1
- Agency
- VVS
- Bibliography
- 4452
Chronology
6 events
1936 October 7
- Birth of Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Kolesnikov. Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1965-1967..
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.
1966 September 2
- Cosmonaut military program training groups - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Artyukhin,
Belousov,
Belyayev,
Beregovoi,
Demin,
Filipchenko,
Gubarev,
Gulyayev,
Kolesnikov,
Kuklin,
Lazarev,
Matinchenko,
Popovich,
Shatalov,
Shonin,
Titov,
Volynov,
Vorobyov,
Zaikin.
Program: Voskhod,
Almaz.
Flight: Soviet Lunar Landing,
Soyuz 1,
Soyuz 2A,
Soyuz 7K-L1 mission 1,
Soyuz 7K-L1 mission 2,
Soyuz 7K-L1 mission 3,
Soyuz s/n 3/4,
Soyuz s/n 5/6,
Voskhod 3.
Spacecraft: Almaz OPS,
Soyuz VI,
Spiral OS,
Voskhod.
Kamanin organises the cosmonauts into the following training groups:
- Voskhod: Volynov, Shonin, Beregovoi, Shatalov.
- Spiral: Titov, Kuklin, Filipchenko, Beregovoi, Shatalov.
- Soyuz VI: Popovich, Gubarev, Artyukhin, Gulyayev, Belousov, Kolesnikov
- Almaz: Belyayev, Shonin, Matinchenko, Demin, Zaikin, Vorobyev, Lazarev
1966 December 31
Launch Vehicle: N1.- 18 cosmonauts in lunar training - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Artyukhin, Belousov, Bykovsky, Dobrovolsky, Gagarin, Gorbatko, Gubarev, Gulyayev, Khrunov, Kolesnikov, Kolodin, Komarov, Nikolayev, Popovich, Volynov, Voronov, Zholobov. Program: Lunar L1. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-LOK. Gagarin, Komarov, Nikolayev, Bykovsky, Khrunov, Gorbatko, Voronov, Kolodin, Popovich, Gubarev, Artyukhin, Gylyayev, Belousov, Kolesnikov, Volynov, Doborvolsky, Zhobolov..
1969 Early
- Soyuz VI Flight 1 (cancelled) - . Crew: Kolesnikov, Popovich. Backup Crew: Belousov, Gubarev. Nation: Russia. Program: Almaz. Flight: Soyuz VI Flight 1. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz VI. The planned first flight of the Soyuz VI combat spacecraft was planned for early 1969, beating America's equivalent Manned Orbiting Lab. The project was cancelled in 1968..