Zaikin was born in Yekaterinovka, Rostov Oblast. He graduated from Military Fighter Pilot School, Armavir (Krasnodar Krai) and Frunze (now Bishkek), in 1955. He was selected for the cosmonaut training in 1960, as one of a group of the twenty Air Force pilots who would train as the first cosmonauts.[1]
Zayikin was assigned as backup commander for Voskhod 2. He then went on to graduate from the Zhukovsky Military Engineering Academy of Monino in 1968.[2] He left the space service on 25 October 1969 for medical reasons while training for Soyuz missions.[3] He then became an instructor and lead engineer at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center.
He left the space program in 1982, and retired from active military duty in 1987.
He was married with two children.
Zaikin died of natural causes on 20 October 2013, as reported by Star City, the Yuri Gagarin Training Centre.[4]
^Hall, Rex; David, Shayler; Vis, Bert (2005). Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center. New York: Praxis Publishing. p. 124. ISBN978-0-387-73975-5. OCLC 904748486.
^Pearlman, Robert (22 October 2013). "Dmitri Zaikin, Early Soviet Cosmonaut Who Never Flew in Space, Dies at 81". Space.com. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
Bibliographyedit
Burgess, Colin; Hall, Rex (2009). The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy and Historical Impact. New York: Springer. ISBN978-0387848235. OCLC 602997798.
Hall, Rex; Shayler, David (2001). The Rocket Men: Vostok & Voskhod, The First Soviet Manned Space Flights. London: Springer. ISBN978-1852333911. OCLC 231880552.
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dmitry, zaikin, dmitry, alekseevich, zaikin, russian, Дмитрий, Алексеевич, Заикин, april, 1932, october, 2013, soviet, cosmonaut, trainer, native, nameДмитрий, Алексеевич, Заикинborn29, april, 1932yekaterinovka, village, rostov, oblast, rsfsr, ussrdied20, octo. Dmitry Alekseevich Zaikin Russian Dmitrij Alekseevich Zaikin 29 April 1932 20 October 2013 was a Soviet cosmonaut trainer 1 Dmitry ZaikinNative nameDmitrij Alekseevich ZaikinBorn29 April 1932Yekaterinovka village Rostov Oblast RSFSR USSRDied20 October 2013 aged 81 Moscow oblast Russian FederationAllegiance Soviet UnionService wbr branchSoviet Air ForceRankColonel Zaikin was born in Yekaterinovka Rostov Oblast He graduated from Military Fighter Pilot School Armavir Krasnodar Krai and Frunze now Bishkek in 1955 He was selected for the cosmonaut training in 1960 as one of a group of the twenty Air Force pilots who would train as the first cosmonauts 1 Zayikin was assigned as backup commander for Voskhod 2 He then went on to graduate from the Zhukovsky Military Engineering Academy of Monino in 1968 2 He left the space service on 25 October 1969 for medical reasons while training for Soyuz missions 3 He then became an instructor and lead engineer at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center He left the space program in 1982 and retired from active military duty in 1987 He was married with two children Zaikin died of natural causes on 20 October 2013 as reported by Star City the Yuri Gagarin Training Centre 4 References edit a b Burgess amp Hall 2009 p 74 76 Hall amp Shayler 2001 p 309 Hall Rex David Shayler Vis Bert 2005 Russia s Cosmonauts Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center New York Praxis Publishing p 124 ISBN 978 0 387 73975 5 OCLC 904748486 Pearlman Robert 22 October 2013 Dmitri Zaikin Early Soviet Cosmonaut Who Never Flew in Space Dies at 81 Space com Retrieved 2013 10 23 Bibliography edit Burgess Colin Hall Rex 2009 The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team Their Lives Legacy and Historical Impact New York Springer ISBN 978 0387848235 OCLC 602997798 Hall Rex Shayler David 2001 The Rocket Men Vostok amp Voskhod The First Soviet Manned Space Flights London Springer ISBN 978 1852333911 OCLC 231880552 nbsp This article about an astronaut is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dmitry Zaikin amp oldid 1213873842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
