Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Nikolay Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (September 18, 1932 â October 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Two of these missions, Soyuz 10 and Soyuz 33 were intended to dock with Salyut space stations, but failed to do so. Rukavishnikov studied at the Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute and after graduation worked for Sergey Korolev\\\'s design bureau. He was selected for cosmonaut training in 1967. Rukavishnikov became the 50th human to fly in space on April 23, 1971, the launch date of Soyuz 10. He subsequently resigned from the space programme in 1987 and returned to work for the same bureau he started with, by then known as Energia. He died of a heart attack on October 19, 2002.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz 10 Test Engineer 22.04. - 24.04.1971 1d 23h 45m
2 Soyuz 16 Flight Engineer 02.12. - 08.12.1974 5d 22h 23m
3 Soyuz 33 Commander 10.04. - 12.04.1979 1d 23h 01m
Total 9d 21h 09m
