Vyacheslav Zudov
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Russian: Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, 8 January 1942 – 12 June 2024) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography
Zudov was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965, flew as commander on Soyuz 23 on 14–16 October 1976, and retired on 14 May 1987.[1] He was married and had two children. Zudov died on 12 June 2024, at the age of 82.[2] He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 14 June.[3]
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
References
- ^ Zudov. Spacefacts.de. Retrieved on 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Умер участник нештатной посадки "Союза-23" Вячеслав Зудов". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Прощание с летчиком-космонавтом Зудовым проходит в Мытищах". ren.tv (in Russian). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.