Nikolay Rukavishnikov

Status: Deceased
9/18/1932 – 10/19/2002
Nationality: Soviet
Type: Government
First Flight: 4/22/1971
Last Flight: 4/10/1979

Nikolay Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Two of these missions, Soyuz 10 and Soyuz 33 were intended to dock with Salyut space stations, but failed to do so.