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Igor Volk
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Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Sdelano v Rossii
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 269
- Total plays
- 1,220
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications
· 2004 · cited 10,452x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,395x
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells
· 2007 · cited 8,610x
- Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials
· 2011 · cited 6,821x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,095x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- Igor Volk 2.jpg
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- 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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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.
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1937 births2017 deathsBiography articles needing translation from Russian WikipediaBuran programmeFedotov TPS alumniGromov Flight Research Institute employeesHeroes of the Soviet UnionMoscow Aviation Institute alumniPeople from ZmiivRecipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classRecipients of the Order of Friendship of PeoplesRecipients of the Order of LeninRecipients of the Order of the Red Banner of LabourRussian cosmonautsRussian people of Ukrainian descentSoviet Air Force officersSoviet cosmonautsSoviet test pilots