Yuri Glazkov

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 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) was a USSR cosmonaut.

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 on Soyuz 24 and retired on January 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 was illustrated by another cosmonaut, Vladimir Dzhanibekov.


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