Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Nikolayev | |
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Андриян Николаев | |
Nikolayev in 1976 | |
| Born | 5 September 1929 |
| Died | 3 July 2004 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Other names | Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force (1954–1982) |
Time in space | 21d 15h 20m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions | Vostok 3, Soyuz 9 |
Mission insignia | |
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Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and because of it considered the first Turkic cosmonaut.