Oldřich Pelčák

Oldřich Pelčák

Oldřich Pelčák (born November 2, 1943 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer.

He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Military Academy.

In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup of Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission.^[1] They were the first cosmonauts who were neither Americans nor Soviets.

References

1. ^ "Exkluzivně: Remkův let očima jeho náhradníka Pelčáka" (in Czech). Aktualne.cz. http://aktualne.centrum.cz/domaci/fotogalerie/2008/03/06/exkluzivne-remkuv-let-ocima-jeho-nahradnika-pelcaka/foto/126466/. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 

External links

• Čtvrtstoletí po letu Vladimír Remka (Czech Radio)

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