Igor Volk
Sign in to saveSoviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-04-12
- Died
- 2017-01-03
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Sdelano v Rossii
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 269
- Total plays
- 1,220
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Key facts
- Born
- Igor Petrovich Volk , ( 1937-04-12 ) 12 April 1937, Zmiiv , Kharkiv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , USSR
- Died
- 3 January 2017 (2017-01-03) (aged 79), Plovdiv , Bulgaria
- Education
- Kirovograd Military Aviation School of Pilots (1956), Fedotov Test Pilot School (1965), Moscow Aviation Institute (1969)
- Occupations
- test pilot, cosmonaut
- Years active
- 1956 – 2016
- Employer
- Gromov Flight Research Institute (1965-2002)
- Notable work
- MiG-21I testbed maiden flight, OK-GLI program
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union , Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR
- Time in space
- 11d 19h 14min
- Selection
- Air Force Group 5
- Missions
- Soyuz T-12
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 12 April 1937
- Died
- 3 January 2017
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Zmiiv
- Place of death
- Plovdiv
- Occupation
- military officer
- Employer
- Gromov Flight Research Institute
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Notable work
- OK-GLI
Article
Igor Petrovich Volk (Russian: Игорь Петрович Волк, Ukrainian: Ігор Петрович Волк; 12 April 1937 – 3 January 2017) was a Soviet test pilot and cosmonaut in the Buran programme.
Military and test pilot
Connections
Categories
1937 births2017 deathsBiography articles needing translation from Russian WikipediaBuran programmeFedotov TPS alumniGromov Flight Research Institute employeesHeroes of the Soviet UnionMoscow Aviation Institute alumniPeople from ZmiivRecipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class