Anatoly Filipchenko
| Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko | |
|---|---|
| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born |
February 26, 1928 Davydovka, USSR |
Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 10d 21h 03m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Missions | Soyuz 7 Soyuz 16 |
Mission insignia |
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| Awards |
  (2) |
Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (Russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Фили́пченко; born February 26, 1928 in Davydovka, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.[1]
After leaving the space programme in 1982 Filipchenko became the Deputy Director of the OKB in Kharkiv.
He was awarded:
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
- State Prize of the USSR
- Order of the Banner of the Bulgarian People's Republic
- Medal "For the Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovakia)
- Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (GDR)
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