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Igor Volk
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Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017)
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Igor Volk was a Soviet and Russian male aircraft pilot, astronaut, inventor, and test pilot. Born in Zmiiv in 1937, he was educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute and began his work period in 1956. He served as a colonel in the Soviet Air Forces and was employed by the Gromov Flight Research Institute. Volk was a member of the crew of Soyuz T-12 and spent 16994 units of time in space.
He received several awards, including the Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and Order of Friendship of Peoples. His notable work includes the OK-GLI. Volk spoke Russian, which was also his native language. He died in Plovdiv on January 3, 2017. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- Igor Petrovich Volk , ( 1937-04-12 ) 12 April 1937, Zmiiv , Kharkiv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , USSR
- Died
- 3 January 2017 (2017-01-03) (aged 79), Plovdiv , Bulgaria
- Education
- Kirovograd Military Aviation School of Pilots (1956), Fedotov Test Pilot School (1965), Moscow Aviation Institute (1969)
- Occupations
- test pilot, cosmonaut
- Years active
- 1956 – 2016
- Employer
- Gromov Flight Research Institute (1965-2002)
- Notable work
- MiG-21I testbed maiden flight, OK-GLI program
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union , Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR
- Time in space
- 11d 19h 14min
- Selection
- Air Force Group 5
- Missions
- Soyuz T-12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Zmiiv
- Place of death
- Plovdiv
- Occupation
- military officer
- Employer
- Gromov Flight Research Institute
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Notable work
- OK-GLI
- Military branch
- Soviet Air Forces
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Igor Volk 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Igor Volk
- date of birth
- 1937-04-12
- time in space
- 16994
- date of death
- 2017-01-03
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- name in native language
- Игорь Петрович Волк
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz T-12
- P450
- Soyuz T-12
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Encyclopedic overview
Igor Petrovich Volk (Russian: Игорь Петрович Волк, Ukrainian: Ігор Петрович Волк; 12 April 1937 – 3 January 2017) was a Soviet test pilot and cosmonaut in the Buran programme.
Military and test pilot
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