ASTRONAUT

Valery Bykovsky

1934 - 2019

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Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский; 2 August 1934 – 27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valery Bykovsky is the 39th most popular astronaut (down from 35th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Russia (up from 556th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Valery Bykovsky ranks 39 out of 556. Before him are Andriyan Nikolayev, Jim Lovell, David Scott, Mark Kelly, Margaret Rhea Seddon, and Pavel Popovich. After him are Gus Grissom, Ilan Ramon, James Irwin, Henry Hartsfield, Roger B. Chaffee, and Shannon Lucid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Valery Bykovsky ranks 99. Before him are Leonid Rogozov, Georges Wolinski, Édith Cresson, Pedro Pires, Clive Granger, and Franc Rode. After him are Zurab Tsereteli, Rossana Podestà, Wilford Brimley, Armi Kuusela, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, and Ornella Vanoni. Among people deceased in 2019, Valery Bykovsky ranks 84. Before him are Nikolai Kardashev, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Mirjana Marković, Moshe Arens, Henri, Count of Paris, and Michel Serres. After him are André Previn, Matti Nykänen, Max Wright, Dragoslav Šekularac, Valentina Cortese, and Felice Gimondi.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valery Bykovsky ranks 475 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Alekseyev (1857), Alexander Radishchev (1749), Vasili Kuznetsov (1901), Vasily Surikov (1848), Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191), and Alexander Afanasyev (1826). After him are Valentin Pavlov (1937), Viktor Belenko (1947), Arsen Kotsoyev (1872), Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673), Filipp Golikov (1900), and Yuri Nikulin (1921).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia

Among astronauts born in Russia, Valery Bykovsky ranks 8. Before him are Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Vladimir Komarov (1927), Alexei Leonov (1934), Gherman Titov (1935), Svetlana Savitskaya (1948), and Andriyan Nikolayev (1929). After him are Valeri Polyakov (1942), Sergei Krikalev (1958), Valeri Kubasov (1935), Vladislav Volkov (1935), Viktor Gorbatko (1934), and Pavel Belyayev (1925).

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