Pavel Popovich

Pavel Popovich
Pavel Popovich
Павел Попович
	Popovich in 2008
Born	Pavel Romanovich Popovich; 5 October 1930; Uzyn, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	29 September 2009 (aged 78); Gurzuf, Crimea, Ukraine
Nationality	Ukrainian
Occupation	Pilot
Spouse(s)	Marina Vasilyeva (divorced); Alevtina Oshegova
	Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	2d 22h 57m (Vostok 4); 15d 17h 30m (Soyuz 14)18d 16h 27m (total)
Selection	Air Force Group 1
Missions	Vostok 4, Soyuz 14
Retirement	26 January 1982

Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Russian: Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич; Ukrainian: Павло́ Рома́нович Попо́вич, romanized: Pavló Románovych Popóvych; 5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009)^[2]^[3] was a Soviet cosmonaut.^[1]

Popovich was the fourth cosmonaut in space, the sixth person in orbit, the eighth person and first Ukrainian in space.^[1]

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