Gennadi Strekalov

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Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov was an engineer, cosmonaut, and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia. He flew into space five times and lived aboard the Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and Mir space stations, spending over 268 days in space. The catastrophic explosion of a Soyuz rocket in 1983 led to him being one of only four people to use a launch escape system. He was decorated twice as Hero of the Soviet Union and received the Ashoka Chakra from India.

1940 — 2004  WikimediaWikidata
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov; Gennady Mikhaylovich Strekalov
flight engineer, engineer, astronaut, 

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  • Soyuz T-10
    crewed flight of the Soyuz programme
  • Soyuz T-11
    1984 space expedition
  • Soyuz T-3
    1980 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyut 6
  • Soyuz T-8
    unsuccessful 1983 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyut 7
  • Soyuz TM-10
    1990 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Mir
  • Soyuz TM-21
    1995 spaceflight to Russian space station Mir
  • STS-71
    human spaceflight
  • Soyuz 7K-ST No.16L
    unsuccessful crewed flight of the Soyuz programme
Predsedatel SF Vladimir Shumeiko na kosmodromePredsedatel SF Vladimir Shumeiko na kosmodrome
STS071-102-002 - STS-071 - Crew portrait of STS-71,Mir 18 and Mir 19 crewmembers - DPLA - 274477beecd384c4d37781f6d58872a6STS071-102-002 - STS-071 - Crew portrait of STS-71,Mir 18 and Mir 19 crewmembers - DPLA - 274477beecd384c4d37781f6d58872a6
STS071-118-034 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Budarin adjust new docking target - DPLA - 67b14c940404319f5a4f4af184493cd3STS071-118-034 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Budarin adjust new docking target - DPLA - 67b14c940404319f5a4f4af184493cd3
STS071-118-034 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Budarin adjust new docking target - DPLA - 67b14c940404319f5a4f4af184493cd3STS071-118-034 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Budarin adjust new docking target - DPLA - 67b14c940404319f5a4f4af184493cd3
S71E0019 - STS-071 - Mir 18 and 19 crewmembers prepare to transfer equipment to Atlantis - DPLA - 7b1cd77d64b1ba2cb859b51bc2539cfcS71E0019 - STS-071 - Mir 18 and 19 crewmembers prepare to transfer equipment to Atlantis - DPLA - 7b1cd77d64b1ba2cb859b51bc2539cfc
STS071-112-014 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Baker stow cables - DPLA - bfd3cae7bcacc3fe8713062f9660873dSTS071-112-014 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Baker stow cables - DPLA - bfd3cae7bcacc3fe8713062f9660873d
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1981. Союз Т-3, Макаров, Кизим, Стрекалов1981. Союз Т-3, Макаров, Кизим, Стрекалов
1981. Союз Т-3, Макаров, Кизим, Стрекалов1981. Союз Т-3, Макаров, Кизим, Стрекалов
Soyuz T-11 primary and backup crew.Soyuz T-11 primary and backup crew.
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classorbitSoyuz T-10Gennadi Strekalov, Leonid Kizim, Oleg Atkov, Rakesh Sharma, Vladimir Solovyov, Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSoyuz T-11Gennadi Strekalov, Leonid Kizim, Oleg Atkov, Rakesh Sharma, Vladimir Solovyov, Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSoyuz T-3Gennadi Strekalov, Leonid Kizim, Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSoyuz T-8Aleksandr Serebrov, Gennadi Strekalov, Soyuz-T, Vladimir Titov, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSoyuz TM-10Gennadi Strekalov, Gennady Manakov, Soyuz-TM, Toyohiro Akiyama, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSoyuz TM-21Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev, Gennadi Strekalov, Nikolai Budarin, Norman Thagard, Soyuz-TM, Vladimir Dezhurov, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-71Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Charles J. Precourt, Ellen S. Baker, Gennadi Strekalov, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Nikolai Budarin, Norman Thagard, Robert L. Gibson, Vladimir Dezhurov, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classspaceflightSoyuz 7K-ST No.16LGennadi Strekalov, Soyuz-T, Vladimir Titov, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    commonsimagePredsedatel SF Vladimir Shumeiko na kosmodrome Commons
    commonsimageSTS071-102-002 - STS-071 - Crew portrait of STS-71,Mir 18 and Mir 19 crewmembers - DPLA - 274477beecd384c4d37781f6d58872a6 Commons
    commonsimageSTS071-118-034 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Budarin adjust new docking target - DPLA - 67b14c940404319f5a4f4af184493cd3 Commons
    commonsimageSTS071-118-034 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Budarin adjust new docking target - DPLA - 67b14c940404319f5a4f4af184493cd3 Commons
    commonsimageS71E0019 - STS-071 - Mir 18 and 19 crewmembers prepare to transfer equipment to Atlantis - DPLA - 7b1cd77d64b1ba2cb859b51bc2539cfc Commons
    commonsimageSTS071-112-014 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Baker stow cables - DPLA - bfd3cae7bcacc3fe8713062f9660873d Commons
    commonsimageSTS071-112-014 - STS-071 - Strekalov and Baker stow cables - DPLA - bfd3cae7bcacc3fe8713062f9660873d Commons
    commonsimage1981. Союз Т-3, Макаров, Кизим, Стрекалов Commons
    commonsimage1981. Союз Т-3, Макаров, Кизим, Стрекалов Commons
    commonsimageSoyuz T-11 primary and backup crew. Commons