Boris Volynov
Boris Volynov is an astronaut from Russia affiliated with the government agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Бори́с Валенти́нович Волы́нов; born 18 December 1934) is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. He was the first Jewish cosmonaut to enter space, preceding Judith Resnik in the United States.
- Date of Birth: 12/18/1934
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 01/15/1969
- Last Flight: 07/06/1976
- In Space: No
