Voskhod 1
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Voskhod 1 was the seventh crewed Soviet space flight. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov, it launched 12 October 1964, and returned on the 13th. Voskhod 1 w
Voskhod 1 capsule in the Science Museum, London
Voskhod 1 crew after landingVoskhod programme← Kosmos 47Kosmos 57 →
Postal stamp commemorating Voskhod 1 mission
Boris Volynov
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Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Russian former cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soviet Union's Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019
Volynov in 2016
Yuri Gagarin (left) and Boris Volynov (right) on picnic in Dolgoprudny
Boris Volynov (left) and Vitaly Zholobov (right) on a 1976 U.S.S.R. postage stamp.
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev awards Volynov with the Order of Friendship on 12 April 2011 (Cosmonautics Day)