Biography of Aleksei Gubarev -

Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev (Russian
language|Russian:
Алексей
Алексан&
#1076;рович
Губарев;
born March 29, 1931 in Gvardeitsi) was a Soviet
Union|Soviet astronaut|cosmonaut who flew on two
manned space mission|space flights: Soyuz 17 and
Soyuz 28.

Gubarev graduated from the Soviet Naval Aviation
School in 1952 and went on to serve with the
Soviet Air Force. He undertook further studies at
the Gagarin Air Force Academy before acceptance
into the space programme.

He was originally trained for the Soviet lunar
programme and for military Soyuz programme|Soyuz
flights before training for Salyut missions. His
next assignment, in 1976 was to the Intercosmos
programme. His flight on Soyuz 28 was the very
first of these joint missions.

He resigned as a cosmonaut in 1981 and took up an
administrative position at the Gagarin Cosmonaut
Training Centre.

His awards include Hero of the Soviet Union
(twice), Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist
Republic, and the Gagarin Gold Medal. He is an
honorary citizen of Kaluga, Arkalyk, Tselinograd,
and Prague.

Gubarev published a book, The Attraction of
Weightlessness, in 1982.

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Biography of Aleksei Gubarev -