Valentin Bondarenko
Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut candidate (1937–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Bondarenko.
Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko (Russian: Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко; Ukrainian: Валентин Васильович Бондаренко; 16 February 1937 – 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut. He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day low-pressure endurance experiment in Moscow. The Soviet government concealed the death, along with Bondarenko's membership in the cosmonaut corps, until 1980. A crater on the Moon's far side is named after him.
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Валентин Бондаренко | |
Born | Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko (1937-02-16)16 February 1937 |
Died | 23 March 1961(1961-03-23) (aged 24) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Soviet |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Order of the Red Star |
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Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Senior lieutenant, Soviet Air Forces |
Selection | Soviet Air Force Group 1 |
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