Anatoly Berezovoy

Anatoly Berezovoy
Born	(1942-04-11)11 April 1942 Enem,RSFSR,USSR
Died	20 September 2014(2014-09-20)(aged 72) Moscow,Russia
Nationality	Soviet Russian
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel,Soviet Air Force
Time in space	211 days 09 hours 04 minutes
Selection	Air Force Group 5
TotalEVAs	1
Total EVA time	2 hours 33 minutes
Missions	Soyuz T-5\Soyuz T-7

Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy(‹See Tfd›Russian:Анато́лий Никола́евич Березово́й;11 April 1942 – 20 September 2014) was aSovietcosmonaut.

Biography

Berezovoy was born inEnem,Adyghe Autonomous Oblast,Russian SFSRin aUkrainianfamily. He was married with two children and graduated from the Air Force Academy.

On 27 April 1970 he was selected as acosmonaut.In 1982 he flew as Commander onSoyuz T-5on the first mission to theSalyut 7space station, returning to Earth on theSoyuz T-7after 211 days 9 hours. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to age. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President ofRussian Space Federation.

Honours and awards

Anatoly Berezovoy and Valentin Lebedev on a 1983 Soviet stamp "211 days of working in space"

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Order of Lenin
• Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR3rd class
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"(Russian Federation)
• Officer of theLegion of Honour(France)
• Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)
• Kirti Chakra(India)

External links

• Media related toAnatoly Berezovoyat Wikimedia Commons
• Windows.ucar.edu
• the official website of the city administration Baikonur – Honorary citizens of Baikonur