Georgi Shonin

Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ?????; August 3, 1935 ? April 7, 1997) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.

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Russian - August 3 - 1935 - April 7 - 1997 - Soviet - Cosmonaut - Soyuz 6 - Space mission

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He was born in Rovenki.

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Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons.

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1960 - 1979

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He later worked as the director of a defence research institute. He died of a heart attack in 1997.

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