People of Russia

Vladislav Volkov (23/11/1935 – 06/30/1971) was born on November 23 in Moscow in a family of people, her life aviation: a father – Aircraft Design engineer and his mother also worked for many years on aircraft manufacturing plants. Quite logically, still at school interested Vladislav to aviation. In 1953, after the 212-th Moscow secondary school he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze. Along with his studies at the institute did to the club, has successfully passed the course and received a certificate of aviator-athlete. In 1959 he graduated and joined the OKB-1 (CB Queen). Participated in the establishment of many samples of space technology, including space ships Vostok and Voskhod. In 1966 he enlisted in the Soviet cosmonaut (1966 group of civilian experts № 2). He passed a full course of flight training on ships of Union. 12 – October 17, 1969 has made his first space flight as a flight engineer for the spacecraft Soyuz-7. The flight duration was 4 days 22 hours 40 minutes 23 seconds. In the future, continued training in the astronaut to fly on the Soyuz spacecraft and orbiting space station Salyut. Was a member of the crew support during the flight of the spacecraft Soyuz-10 (Apr. 1971). 6 – 29 June 1971 made his second space flight as a flight engineer for the spacecraft Soyuz-11 and the orbiting space station Salyut-1. During his stay aboard the orbital station, Volkov worked perfecting the systems on board the station, as well as conducting scientific experiments. The flight duration was 23 days 18 hours 21 minutes 43 seconds. Upon return to Earth a spacecraft Soyuz 11 died as a result of violations of integrity capsule. Over 2 flights into space blew 28 days 17 hours 2 minutes 6 seconds. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Awarded the Order of Lenin. He was awarded the gold medal Tsiolkovsky Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Honorary citizen of the Russian city of Kaluga and Kirov. Name Volkova named a crater on the Moon and the asteroid 1790 Volkov. Ashes VN Volkova immured in the Kremlin wall on Red Square in Moscow.