Valeri Kubasov
Valeri Kubasov was a government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with ROSCOSMOS.
During their career, Valeri Kubasov flew on 3 spaceflights, logging 18 days, 17 hours, 58 minutes, 31 seconds in space.
Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov (Russian: Вале́рий Никола́евич Куба́сов; 7 January 1935 – 19 February 2014) was a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut who flew on two missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 19 (the Apollo–Soyuz mission), and commanded Soyuz 36 in the Intercosmos programme. On 21 July 1975, the Soyuz 7K-TM module used for ASTP landed in Kazakhstan at 5:51 p.m. and Kubasov was the first to exit the craft. Kubasov performed the first welding experiments in space, along with Georgy Shonin.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 01/07/1935 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 02/19/2014 |
| Status | Deceased |
| First Flight | 10/11/1969 |
| Last Flight | 05/26/1980 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 18 days, 17 hours, 58 minutes, 31 seconds |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Valeri Kubasov
Explore the 3 spaceflights Valeri Kubasov participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.