Rozhdestvensky was born in Leningrad and graduated from the Higher Military Engineering School of Soviet Navy in Pushkin in engineering. From 1961 to 1965 he was commander of a deepsea diving unit in the Baltic Sea War Fleet.
Rozhdestvensky was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965 and flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 23.[1] After his space flight he continued to work with the space program at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He retired on 24 June 1986 and worked with Metropolis Industries. He was married with one child. He died on 31 August 2011 at the age of 72.[2]
valery, rozhdestvensky, valery, ilyich, rozhdestvensky, russian, Валерий, Ильич, Рождественский, february, 1939, august, 2011, soviet, cosmonaut, valery, ilyich, rozhdestvenskyborn, 1939, february, 1939leningrad, soviet, uniondied31, august, 2011, 2011, aged, . Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky Russian Valerij Ilich Rozhdestvenskij 13 February 1939 31 August 2011 was a Soviet cosmonaut Valery Ilyich RozhdestvenskyBorn 1939 02 13 13 February 1939Leningrad Soviet UnionDied31 August 2011 2011 08 31 aged 72 NationalitySovietOccupation s Engineer Soviet NavySpace careerCosmonautTime in space2d 00h 06mSelection1965MissionsSoyuz 23Rozhdestvensky was born in Leningrad and graduated from the Higher Military Engineering School of Soviet Navy in Pushkin in engineering From 1961 to 1965 he was commander of a deepsea diving unit in the Baltic Sea War Fleet Rozhdestvensky was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965 and flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 23 1 After his space flight he continued to work with the space program at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center He retired on 24 June 1986 and worked with Metropolis Industries He was married with one child He died on 31 August 2011 at the age of 72 2 Awards editHero of the Soviet Union Pilot Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Lenin Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class Medal For Merit in Space Exploration References edit Rozhdestvensky Spacefacts de Cosmonaut Valeri Rozhdestvensky 1939 2011 nbsp This article about an astronaut 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 nbsp nbsp This article about a Russian engineer inventor or industrial designer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Soviet engineer inventor or industrial designer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valery Rozhdestvensky amp oldid 1214612412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
