Viktor Gorbatko

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Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Gorbatko in Vologda, 2011
Born	Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (1934-12-03)3 December 1934 Ventsy-Zarya, Azov-Black Sea Krai, Soviet Union
Died	17 May 2017(2017-05-17) (aged 82)[1] Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (3)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	30d 12h 47m
Selection	Air Force Group 1
Missions	Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, Soyuz 37/Soyuz 36

Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.^[2]