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Borodai

Borodai
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School Soviet Air Force test pilot. Buran test pilot, 1978-1987. Cosmonaut training January 1979 - November 1980. Flew six test flights with AeroBuran. Retired from the military on 29 December 1993 . Lost both legs in the 8 October 1996 crash landing of an An-124 in Turin, Italy.

Birth Place: Borodaevka, Volgograd.
Status: Inactive.


Born: 1947.07.28.

• Russia Russian Federation Space Systems More...

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• Buran Group 1 - 1978 Requirement: test pilots for the Buran program. More...

• Chkalov Group 1 - 1987 Requirement: test pilots for Buran spaceplane More...

• Cosmonaut Category of persons who have been trained for spaceflight in Russia. More...

• Test Pilot Category of persons. More...

• Soyuz Buran Support Crew: Bachurin, Ivanchenkov. Planned Soyuz flight to Mir. Main purpose was to provide spaceflight experience to Bachurin and Borodai, who had been selected as back-up crew of the first manned Buran flight. Cancelled in cut-backs after fall of the Soviet Union. Backup crew: Borodai, Balandin. More...

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• Becker, Joachim, "Space Facts Web Site", http://www.spacefacts.de/, Web Address when accessed: here.

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 15 - . Crew: Bachurin; Borodai. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Borodai. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 19 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 17 - . Crew: Bachurin; Borodai. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Borodai. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 18 - . Crew: Bachurin; Borodai. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Borodai. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Summary: Time 22 minutes..

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 20 - . Crew: Bachurin; Borodai. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Borodai. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 21 - . Crew: Bachurin; Borodai. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Borodai. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.

• Buran Analog BST-02 flight 22 - . Crew: Bachurin; Borodai. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Borodai. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue.

• Soyuz Buran Support (cancelled) - . Crew: Bachurin; Ivanchenkov. Backup Crew: Borodai; Balandin. Nation: USSR. Related Persons: Bachurin; Ivanchenkov; Borodai; Balandin. Program: Mir. Flight: Soyuz Buran Support. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Summary: Planned Soyuz flight to Mir. Main purpose was to provide spaceflight experience to Bachurin and Borodai, who had been selected as back-up crew of the first manned Buran flight. Cancelled in cut-backs after fall of the Soviet Union..