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Vasily Lazarev
(1928 - 1990)
Russian physician, colonel, and astronaut
Russian physician
colonel
and astronaut
Soviet cosmonaut, physician, and military colonel who flew early Salyut space station missions.
Born in 1928, Vasily Lazarev graduated as a physician before joining the Soviet Air Force and rising to the rank of colonel. Selected as a cosmonaut in the 1960s, he flew on missions to the Salyut space stations during the 1970s. During his time in orbit, he conducted biomedical experiments to study the effects of microgravity on the human body. Lazarev logged over ten days in space, helping to pave the way for longer-duration missions. After retiring from active flight duty, he contributed to cosmonaut training and space medicine research. He died on December 31, 1990, remembered for his pioneering role in human space exploration.
Vasily Lazarev