- Yuri Glazkov
Infobox Astronaut
name =Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov
type =Cosmonaut
nationality =Soviet
date_birth =October 2 ,1939
place_birth =Moscow ,Russia
occupation =Pilot
rank =Major General ,Russian Air Force
selection =Air Force Group 3
time =17d 17h 25m
mission =Soyuz 24
insignia =|Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov (born
October 2 ,1939 inMoscow , Russian SFSR) was a USSRcosmonaut .he graduated from Kharkov Military Engineering High School. in 1962, he received the candidate of technical sciences degree
He was selected as a cosmonaut on
October 23 ,1965 , flew as Flight Engineer onSoyuz 24 and retired onJanuary 26 ,1982 .in 1974, doctorate degree of technical sciences.
in 1989, first Deputy Chief of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and retired in May 2000.
Yuri Glazkov is married and has two children.
Glazkov is also known for his
science-fiction novels. One of his books ("Чёрное безмолвие", "The Black Silence" in English) was published in 1987. This book wasillustrate d by another cosmonaut,Vladimir Dzhanibekov .
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