Nikolay Nikolajevich RUKAVISHNIKOV

 

 

51 Worldwide / 23 USSR (Russia)

 

 

Date of birth:  September 18, 1932.

 

 

The 1^st Space Flight:

• Launch:  April 22, 1971 at 23.54; “Soyuz-10”. Test-cosmonaut.
• On April 24 incomplete docking of Soyuz-10 with the “Salyut” station due to technical reason.
• Landing: April 24, 1971 at 23.40; “Soyuz-10”. Test-cosmonaut.
• Flight duration: 01 day, 23 hours, 45 minutes, 54 seconds.

 

The 2^nd Space Flight:

• Launch:  December 02, 1974 at 09.40; “Soyuz-16”. Flight-engineer.
• Landing: December 08, 1974 at 08.03; “Soyuz-16”. Flight-engineer.
• Flight duration: 05 days, 22 hours, 23 minutes, 35 seconds.

 

The 3^rd Space Flight:

• Launch:  April 10, 1979 at 17.34; “Soyuz-33”. Commander.
• Soyuz-33 main engine failure. Emergency ballistic descent.
• Landing: April 12, 1979 at 16.35; “Soyuz-33”. Commander.
• Flight duration: 01 days, 23 hours, 01 minutes, 06 seconds.

 

Total space flights – 3.

Total time in space: 9 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes, 35 seconds.

 

 

 

Date of death: October 19, 2002.

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