Encyclopedia entry

TsPK-2 astronaut group, 1963

Program

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Requirement: astronauts for the Soyuz manned spaceflight program.

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Demin Russian engineer cosmonaut 1963-1982.
Matinchenko Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1963-1972.
Shatalov Russian pilot cosmonaut 1963-1971. Made first Soviet space docking.
Filipchenko Russian pilot cosmonaut 1963-1982.
Dobrovolsky Russian pilot cosmonaut 1963-1971. Member of first crew to stay aboard a space station, however perished during landing.
Artyukhin Russian engineer cosmonaut 1963-1982. Member of first military space station mission.
Voronov Russian navigator cosmonaut, 1963-1979.
Kolodin Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1963-1983.
Vorobyov Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1963-1974.
Gubarev Russian pilot cosmonaut 1963-1981.
Kuklin Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1963-1975. Left cosmonaut corps for medical reasons (heart problems) in July 1975 . Worked on the General Staff of the Soviet Air Force until retirement in 1987.
Kugno Ukrainian engineer cosmonaut, 1963-1964.
Buinovski Russian engineer cosmonaut, 1963-1964.
Gulyayev Russian engineer cosmonaut 1963-1968. Graduated from Soviet Navy Engineering School Cosmonaut training January 1963 - 21 January 1965. Resigned for medical reasons after an accident. Worked at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Died of a heart attack.
Zholobov Ukrainian engineer cosmonaut 1963-1981.