Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev | |
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.jpg) Gubarev in 1978 | |
| Born | (1931-03-29)29 March 1931 |
| Died | 21 February 2015(2015-02-21) (aged 83) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Cosmonaut,Pilot |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (2) |
| Space career | |
| Rank | Major General,Soviet Naval Air Force |
Time in space | 37d 11h 36m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Missions | Soyuz 17,Soyuz 28 |
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev (Russian:Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Гу́барев; 29 March 1931 – 21 February 2015) was aSovietcosmonaut who flew on twospace flights:Soyuz 17 andSoyuz 28.
Gubarev graduated from the Soviet Naval Aviation School in 1952 and went on to serve with theSoviet Air Force. He undertook further studies at theGagarin Air Force Academy before being accepted into the space programme.
Gubarev was originally trained for the Soviet lunar programme and for militarySoyuz flights before training forSalyut missions. His next mission, in 1978, was Soyuz 28, the firstInterkosmos flight, where he was accompanied byVladimír Remek fromCzechoslovakia.[1]
In 1971, Gubarev became backup commander for the ill-fatedSoyuz 11 mission, which killed the three-man crew when the craft depressurized in space.
Gubarev resigned as a cosmonaut in 1981 and took up an administrative position at theGagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre.
In 1980s, he worked at the30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia).
Gubarev's awards includes the Gagarin Gold Medal, which was bestowed upon him twice. He was an honorary citizen ofKaluga,Arkalyk,Tselinograd, andPrague.
Gubarev published a book,The Attraction of Weightlessness, in 1982.
Gubarev died at the age of 83 on 21 February 2015.[2]
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