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Viktor Gorbatko (1934–2017) was a Soviet and Russian aircraft pilot, astronaut, politician, and university teacher. Born in Ventsy, Krasnodar Krai, he was a member of the First group of Soviet cosmonauts and held the position of president. He served as a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was employed by the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, where he also taught.
Gorbatko received the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Star, the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR", and the Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms". He spent 43967 units of time in space. He died of stomach cancer in Moscow and was buried at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery.
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
· 1951 · cited 10,392x
- THE ELECTRODYNAMICS OF SUBSTANCES WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY NEGATIVE VALUES OF $\epsilon$ AND μ
· 1968 · cited 9,460x
- Climbing the Density Functional Ladder: Nonempirical Meta–Generalized Gradient Approximation Designed for Molecules and Solids
· 2003 · cited 6,580x
- Comparison of multiple Amber force fields and development of improved protein backbone parameters
· 2006 · cited 6,564x
- THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
· 2009 · cited 4,692x
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Key facts
- Born
- Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko , ( 1934-12-03 ) 3 December 1934, Ventsy-Zarya , Azov-Black Sea Krai , Soviet Union
- Died
- 17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) (aged 82) , Moscow , Russia
- Resting place
- Federal Military Memorial Cemetery , Moscow Oblast
- Occupation
- Pilot
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (2), Order of Lenin (3)
- Rank
- Major General , Soviet Air Force
- Time in space
- 30d 12h 47m
- Selection
- Air Force Group 1
- Missions
- Soyuz 7 , Soyuz 24 , Soyuz 37 / Soyuz 36
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Krasnodar Krai
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- philatelist
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Image
- Viktor Gorbatko 2016.jpg
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- Commons category
- Viktor Gorbatko
- date of birth
- 1934-12-03
- time in space
- 43967
- member of
- First group of Soviet cosmonauts
- date of death
- 2017-05-17
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- place of burial
- Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz 36
- P450
- Soyuz 36
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Encyclopedic overview
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.
Early life
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