Biography of George Stepanovich Shonin
Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (03/08/1935), Soviet cosmonaut, Major General Aviation (1977), Hero of the Soviet Union (the 22/10/1969). Member of the CPSU from 1957. In 1957 he graduated from Yeisk Military Aviation School (now Yeisk Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots them. B. M. Komarov), and then served in naval aviation. Since 1960, an astronaut. In 1968 he graduated from the Air Force Engineering Academy. HE Zhukovsky. 11 – 16 October 1969 flew into space aboard the spacecraft "Soyuz-6" as the commander of the vessel (jointly with W. H. Kubasov). The mission was first tested various ways of welding metals in space. Over 117 hr 42 min stay in the space of his ship, the group made a flight with spaceships Soyuz-7 and Soyuz-8. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, two other orders and medals.