Anatoly Filipchenko

Major General Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko^[a] (26 February 1928 – 7 August 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.

Anatoly Filipchenko
Анатолій Філіпченко (Ukrainian) Анатолий Филипченко (Russian)
Born	(1928-02-26)26 February 1928 Davydovka, Voronezh Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	7 August 2022(2022-08-07) (aged 94)
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	10d 21h 03m
Selection	Air Force Group 2
Missions	Soyuz 7 Soyuz 16
Mission insignia

He was born in Davydovka, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR.^[1] After leaving the space programme in 1982, Filipchenko became the deputy director of the OKB in Kharkiv.^[1] He died on 7 August 2022, at the age of 94.^[2] He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 11 August 2022.^[3]

Awards

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Order of Lenin
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
• State Prize of the USSR
• Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary
• Order of the Banner of the Bulgarian People's Republic
• Medal "For the Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovakia)
• Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (GDR)

Notes

1. Ukrainian: Анатолій Васильович Філіпченко, Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Филипченко