Pavel Belyayev

Pavel Belyayev
Павел Беляев
Belyayev in 1965
Born
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev

(1925-06-26)26 June 1925
Chelishchevo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 January 1970(1970-01-10) (aged 44)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet Union
OccupationFighter pilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Star
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
1d 02h 02m
SelectionAir Force Group 1
MissionsVoskhod 2

Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Павел Иванович Беляев; 26 June 1925 – 10 January 1970) was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the historic 1965 Voskhod 2 space mission which saw the first space walk. He had been a fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft, and was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps.


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