Pyotr Klimuk
Pyotr Klimuk | |
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| Пётр Климук | |
Klimuk in 1970 | |
| Born | 10 July 1942 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Occupation | Pilot-cosmonaut |
| Awards |
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| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Time in space | 78d 18h 17m |
| Selection | 1965 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Soyuz 13, Soyuz 18, Soyuz 30 |
Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Belarusian: Пётр Ільіч Клімук; Russian: Пётр Ильич Климу́к; born 10 July 1942) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to perform space travel. Klimuk made three flights into space. From 1991 to 2003, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.