Trained as a test pilot and selected as a cosmonaut on 12 July 1980,[1] Levchenko was planned to be the back-up commander of the first Buran space shuttle flight. As part of his preparations, he also accomplished test-flights with Buran's counterpart OK-GLI aircraft.
In March 1987, Levchenko began extensive training for a Soyuz spaceflight, intended to give him some experience in space.[2] In December 1987, he occupied the third seat aboard the spacecraft Soyuz TM-4 to the space stationMir, and returned to Earth about a week later on Soyuz TM-3. His mission is sometimes called Mir LII-1, after the Gromov Flight Research Institute shorthand.[3]
anatoly, levchenko, confused, with, anatoly, nikolayevich, levchenko, anatoly, semyonovich, levchenko, russian, Анатолий, Семёнович, Левченко, 1941, august, 1988, soviet, cosmonaut, buran, programme, anatoly, semyonovich, levchenkolevchenko, 1987born, 1941, 19. Not to be confused with Anatoly Nikolayevich Levchenko Anatoly Semyonovich Levchenko Russian Anatolij Semyonovich Levchenko May 5 1941 August 6 1988 was a Soviet cosmonaut in the Buran programme Anatoly Semyonovich LevchenkoLevchenko in 1987Born 1941 05 09 May 9 1941Krasnokutsk Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionDied6 August 1988 1988 08 06 aged 47 Moscow Russian SFSR Soviet UnionNationalitySovietOccupationTest PilotAwardsHero of the Soviet UnionSpace careerCosmonautRankCaptain Soviet Air ForceTime in space7d 21h 58mSelection1988 Cosmonaut GroupMissionsMir LII 1 Soyuz TM 4 Soyuz TM 3 Trained as a test pilot and selected as a cosmonaut on 12 July 1980 1 Levchenko was planned to be the back up commander of the first Buran space shuttle flight As part of his preparations he also accomplished test flights with Buran s counterpart OK GLI aircraft In March 1987 Levchenko began extensive training for a Soyuz spaceflight intended to give him some experience in space 2 In December 1987 he occupied the third seat aboard the spacecraft Soyuz TM 4 to the space station Mir and returned to Earth about a week later on Soyuz TM 3 His mission is sometimes called Mir LII 1 after the Gromov Flight Research Institute shorthand 3 In the year following his spaceflight Anatoly Levchenko died of a brain tumor in the Nikolay Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute in Moscow 4 He was married with one child 1 Contents 1 Awards 2 Commemoration 3 See also 4 ReferencesAwards editHe was awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union and Pilot Cosmonaut of the USSR and the Order of Lenin Commemoration editAnatoly Levchenko is buried at the Bykovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Zhukovsky There is a memorial plate with his image installed on the wall of house 2 at Chkalova Street where Anatoly once lived in Zhukovsky See also editList of notable brain tumor patientsReferences edit a b Cosmonaut Biography Anatoli Levchenko spacefacts de Archived from the original on 21 December 2010 Retrieved 26 November 2010 Hendrickx Bart Bert Vis 2007 10 04 Energiya Buran The Soviet Space Shuttle Praxis p 526 ISBN 978 0 387 69848 9 Mir LII 1 Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 30 November 2010 Retrieved 15 November 2010 Levchenko Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 20 October 2010 Retrieved 26 November 2010 nbsp This article about an astronaut is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Soviet biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical Hero of the Soviet Union article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anatoly Levchenko amp oldid 1180857926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
