Vitali Zholobov

Vitali Mikhailovich Zholobov (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ???????; born June 18, 1937 in Zburjevka, Ukraine) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on one space flight, Soyuz 21, as the flight engineer.

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Russian - June 18 - 1937 - Zburjevka - Ukraine - Soviet - Cosmonaut - Space flight - Soyuz 21

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He joined the space programme from the Soviet Air Force where he held the rank of Colonel-engineer.

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His one trip into space involved a two-month stay on the Salyut 5 space station, during which Zholobov developed terrible space-sickness. Due to this, and perhaps other reasons, the mission had to be cut short. He was in orbit from June 6, 1976 to August 24, 1976.

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Salyut 5 - Space station - Space-sickness - June 6 - 1976 - August 24

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Although he never flew again, he stayed in the space programme until 1981 when he resigned to become director of a geological science research group.

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1981 - Geological science

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