ASTRONAUT

Nikolay Rukavishnikov

1932 - 2002

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Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Рукави́шников; 18 September 1932 – 19 October 2002) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Rukavishnikov is the 116th most popular astronaut (down from 107th in 2019), the 1,111th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,194th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Russian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Nikolay Rukavishnikov ranks 116 out of 556. Before him are Aleksandr Viktorenko, Gregory Jarvis, Deke Slayton, Steve MacLean, Wubbo Ockels, and Phạm Tuân. After him are Pyotr Klimuk, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Susan Kilrain, Ulf Merbold, Bertalan Farkas, and Nancy J. Currie-Gregg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Nikolay Rukavishnikov ranks 223. Before him are Richard G. Hovannisian, Mostafa Chamran, Hubert Reeves, Michael H. Hart, King Hu, and Mamo Wolde. After him are Anand Panyarachun, Dean Smith, Yakir Aharonov, Enzo Mari, Jean Stablinski, and Tommy Taylor. Among people deceased in 2002, Nikolay Rukavishnikov ranks 139. Before him are Barbara Castle, David Riesman, Leo McKern, Eddie Bracken, Vlastimil Brodský, and Mamo Wolde. After him are Dida, André Clot, Pat Flaherty, Lolita Torres, Xavier Montsalvatge, and Herb Ritts.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Rukavishnikov ranks 1,111 out of 3,761. Before him are Anastasiya Vertinskaya (1944), Eduard Artemyev (1937), George Zweig (1937), Orest Kiprensky (1782), Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), and Semyon Bychkov (1952). After him are Savely Kramarov (1934), Yegor Ligachyov (1920), Dmitry of Suzdal (1322), Innocent of Alaska (1797), Mikhail Kuzmin (1872), and Franz Meyen (1804).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia

Among astronauts born in Russia, Nikolay Rukavishnikov ranks 27. Before him are Anatoly Filipchenko (1928), Konstantin Feoktistov (1926), Yevgeny Khrunov (1933), Viktor Afanasyev (1948), Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (1943), and Gennady Padalka (1958). After him are Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1940), Valery Rozhdestvensky (1939), Aleksandr Serebrov (1944), Valery Ryumin (1939), Boris Yegorov (1937), and Boris Volynov (1934).

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