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07-04-2004, 07:13 PM | #1 |
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Andrian Nikola'ev Dead
Just found out that Andrian Nikolayev died today aged 74. Born on September 5, 1929, in the Chuvash Autonomous Republic, Nikolayev became a cosmonaut in 1960. He spent over 204 hours in space on two spaceflights. Nikolayev made his first spaceflight in 1962, aboard Vostok 3. He set an endurance record at the time, spending 4 days in space. In 1970, Nikolayev flew aboard Soyuz 9. He achieved the rank of Major General.
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"We can truly say that the whole circuit of the earth is girdled with the graves of our dead... and, in the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come, than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war." King George V, Flanders, 1922 |
07-04-2004, 07:21 PM | #2 |
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I just took a walk with my new puppy and met a couple who moved here from leningrad in 1988; i told them about Nikoliev. It was odd, as they were probably the only people in 100 miles who knew who he was!
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07-06-2004, 05:15 PM | #3 |
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I owned one of Nikolayev's uniforms many years ago. If I can find the pic I have of it, I'll post it up.
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