Boris Volynov

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Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original group of cosmonauts. He is also considered to be the first Jew in space.

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flight instructor, test pilot, aircraft pilot, astronaut, engineer, Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of Friendship, Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of the Red Star, Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary, Hero of the Soviet Union, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of Lenin, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, honorary citizen of Moscow Oblast, Medal "For Strengthening Brotherhood in Arms", Medal "Brotherhood in Arms", Order of Gagarin, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class, Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Gold Star medal, Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Russia

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  • Soyuz 21
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