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Biography of Pavel Belyayev - Astronaut
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Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian language|Russian: Павел Иванови& #1095; Беляев), June 26, 1925, Chelizshevo – January 10, 1970, Moscow, was a astronaut|cosmonaut who flew on the historic Voskhod 2 mission. Belyayev was selected for the space programme in 1960 after nearly fifteen years experience in the Soviet Union|Soviet air force and navy. He was originally to fly the Vostok spacecraft|Vostok 8 mission into Earth's van Allen radiation belt, but this was cancelled. He died in 1970 from peritonitis that resulted from an operation on a stomach ulcer. ==Stamps== * Pavel Belyayev on http://www.postbeeld.com/database/zegel.php3?pic=. ./zegelfotos/blp/blp1555.jpg&stamp=BL1555&desc=Bal canphila%202v Bulgarian postal stamp 1965 with Aleksei Leonov astronaut-stub
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