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Georgy Grechko was a Soviet and Russian engineer, astronaut, writer, and television presenter. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1931, he was educated at the Baltic State Technical University and worked for the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and spoke Russian.
Grechko served as a crew member on Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, Soyuz T-14, and Soyuz 27. He spent 194192 units of time in space. His awards included the Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Klement Gottwald, and the Medal "For Distinguished Labour." He died of heart failure in Moscow in 2017 and was buried at Troyekurovskoye cemetery.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Спутник вместо бомбы — Self2007
- The School for Scandal2002
- Why Wouldn't We Send... a Messenger?1998
- State of Weightlessness — Self1994
- This Fantastic World 14 — телеведущий1989
- This Fantastic World 12 — ведущий1987
- This Fantastic World 11 — ведущий1985
- This Fantastic World 10 — ведущий1984
- This Fantastic World 8 — ведущий1984
- Who was loved by all — Self1982
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-05-25 ) May 25, 1931, Leningrad , Soviet Union
- Died
- April 8, 2017 (2017-04-08) (aged 85), Moscow , Russia
- Occupation
- Engineer
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (2)
- Time in space
- 134d 20h 32m
- Selection
- Civilian Specialist Group 3
- Missions
- Soyuz 17 ( Salyut 4 EO-1 ), Soyuz 26 / Soyuz 27 ( Salyut 6 EO-1 ), Soyuz T-14 / Soyuz T-13 ( Salyut 7 EP-5 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georgy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- flight engineer
- Educated at
- Baltic State Technical University
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
- Image
- Georgy Grechko.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-05-25
- Commons category
- Georgi Grechko
- time in space
- 194192
- date of death
- 2017-04-08
- place of burial
- Troyekurovskoye cemetery
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of the crew of
- Salyut 7
- P450
- Salyut 7
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Encyclopedic overview
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Гречко; 25 May 1931 – 8 April 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He flew to space on three missions, each bound for rendezvous with a different Salyut space station. Soyuz 17 was the first crewed vehicle to visit Salyut 4, Soyuz 26 was the first crewed vehicle to visit Salyut 6, and Soyuz T-14 visited Salyut 7. During the latter mission, Grechko helped to relieve the crew of Soyuz T-13, who had repaired damage to the station.
Biography
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