Valery Grigorievich Korzun (born March 5, 1953 , Krasny Sulin , Rostov Region ) - a Russian cosmonaut , spent a total of 22 hours 20 minutes in open space [1] .
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| A country |  Russia | |||||||||||
| Specialty | test cosmonaut | |||||||||||
| Military rank | major general | |||||||||||
| Date of Birth | March 5, 1953 (aged 66) | |||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Red Sulin | |||||||||||
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Biography
Born on March 5, 1953 in the city of Krasny Sulin.
In 1974 he graduated from the Kachin Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots [2] . Then until 1987 he served as a pilot in the Soviet Air Force .
From 1987 to 1992 he trained at the Cosmonaut Training Center. Yu. A. Gagarin [2] .
As a crew commander, he took part in the Soyuz TM-24 flight, which lasted from August 17, 1996 to March 2, 1997 [1] .
From June 5 [2] to December 7, 2002 he was the head of the fifth crew of the International Space Station [1] .
- Statistics [3]
| # | Launch ship | Start, UTC | Expedition | Landing ship | Landing, UTC | Raid | EVA | Time in outer space |
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| one | Soyuz TM-24 | 08/17 . 1996 , 13:18 | Soyuz TM-24, Mir-22 | Soyuz TM-24 | 03.03 . 1997 06:44 | 196 days 17 hours 26 minutes | 2 | 12 hours 33 minutes |
| 2 | Endeavor STS-111 | 06.06 . 2002 21:12 | Endeavor STS-111, ISS-5 | Endeavor STS-113 | 12/12 . 2002 , 19:37 | 184 days 22 hours 14 minutes | 2 | 09 hours 46 minutes |
| 381 days 15 hours 40 minutes | four | 18 hours 19 minutes | ||||||
Then he worked at the Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin.
From 2003 to 2008, he held the post of deputy cosmonaut training [1] .
By order of the head of the CPC Yu.V. Lonchakov dated April 14, 2014, Korzun, who was the head of the 1st Directorate of the CPC, was relieved of this position and was appointed deputy head of the CPC for training cosmonauts - the commander of the cosmonaut cosmonaut corps. [four]
He is currently Deputy Head of the FSBI Research Institute of the CPC named after Yu.A. Gagarin.
A memorial plaque was installed on the building of secondary school No. 2 where the Hero studied. In Krasny Sulin, Rostov Region.
Military ranks
- Lieutenant (10.30.1974).
- Senior Lieutenant (05/06/1977).
- Captain (07.16.1979).
- Major (07/23/1982).
- Lieutenant Colonel (2.08.1985).
- Colonel (04/13/1993).
- Major General (12.16.2004)
Rewards
- Hero of the Russian Federation ( April 11, 1997 ) - for the courage and heroism shown during a long space flight of the twenty-second main expedition to the Mir orbital research complex [5]
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree ( February 4, 2004 ) - for the courage and high professionalism shown during the implementation of a space flight at the International Space Station [6] [7]
- Medal "For Merits in Space Exploration" ( April 12, 2011 ) - for great merits in the field of research, development and use of outer space, many years of conscientious work, active social activity [7] [8]
- Medal "For Merit in the Conduct of the All-Russian Population Census"
- Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" II degree [7]
- Five other medals
- Legion of Honor Officer ( France , 1997) [7]
- Commander of the Order of the Crown ( Belgium , 2011) [7]
- 2 NASA medals “For Space Flight” [7] (NASA Space Flight Medal)
- NASA Public Service Medal [7]
- Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (April 11, 1997) [5] [7]
- Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation named after Yu. A. Gagarin in the field of space activities (2016) - for the creation of multi-segment preparation technology for the flight of crews of the international space station
See also
- International Space Station (ISS)
Literature
- I. A. Marinin, S. Kh. Shamsutdinov, A. V. Glushko (compilers). Soviet and Russian astronauts. 1960-2000 / Edited by Yu. M. Baturin . - M .: LLC Information and Publishing House "Cosmonautics News", 2001. - ISBN 5-93345-003-0 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Hero of Russia, pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Valery Grigoryevich Korzun accepts birthday greetings . Scientific Research Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training named after Yu. A. Gagarin. Date of treatment May 24, 2012. Archived June 22, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Valery Grigorievich Korzun (English) . NASA Date of treatment May 24, 2012. Archived June 22, 2012.
- ↑ Statistics - Korzun Valeri Grigoriyevich (English) . spacefacts.de. Date of treatment February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Site "Cosmonautics News"
- ↑ 1 2 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 11, 1997 No. 342
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 4, 2004 No. 140
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Biography on the CPC website
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 12, 2011 No. 436 “On awarding the medal“ For Merits in Space Exploration “”
Links
- Korzun, Valery Grigorievich . Site " Heroes of the country ".