Konstantin Feoktistov

Konstantin Feoktistov
Константин Феоктистов
Feoktistov in 1964
Born(1926-02-07)7 February 1926
Died21 November 2009(2009-11-21) (aged 83)
Moscow, Russia
NationalitySoviet Union & Russia
Other namesRubin
Alma materBauman Moscow Higher Technical School
OccupationEngineer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
1d 00h 17m
SelectionCivilian Specialist Group 1
MissionsVoskhod 1
1964 USSR postage stamp honouring Konstantin Feoktistov

Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (Russian: Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009), was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program.

As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry three crew members.[a] Feoktistov also wrote several books on space technology and exploration. The Feoktistov crater on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.
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