Soyuz 9
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Soyuz 9 was a Soviet crewed space flight launched in June 1970. The two-man crew of Andriyan Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov broke the five-year-old space endurance record held by Gemini 7, with thei
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Andriyan Nikolayev
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Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and because of it is considere
Soyuz 9
…Soyuz 9 (Russian: Союз 9, Union 9) was a Soviet crewed space flight launched in June 1970. The two-man crew of Andriyan Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov broke the five-year-old space endurance record held by Gemini 7, with their nearly 18-day flight. The mission enabled the Salyut…
Nikolayev on a 1962 Soviet envelope
Wedding of Tereshkova and Nikolayev in 1963
Tereshkova and Nikolayev with Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō in 1965
Monument to Andriyan Nikolayev in Cheboksary