[FPSPACE] Cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, sixth man in space, dies aged 79: reports

[Keith Gottschalk]

So this means that Valentina Tereshkova, retired textile workers &
parachutist, is now the longest-living Soviet cosmonaut?  And John Glenn the
same for the USA?
- Keith

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:28 AM, James Oberg <jameseoberg at comcast.net>wrote:

>  The last item from 'Radio Mayak' reports that he will be buried
> in the Troyekurovskiy Cemetery in Moscow.
>
>
> Pavel Popovich- One Of Forerunners Of Manned Space Research, Dead
>
> Moscow ITAR-TASS in English 1123 GMT 30 Sep 09
>
> MOSCOW, September 30 (Itar-Tass) - A legendary cosmonaut, a member of the
> first ever "Gagarin" team of cosmonauts, Pavel Popovich, passed away five
> days short of his 80th birthday. Popovich was a Number "Four" cosmonaut in
> the history of manned space flights.
>
> Pavel Romanovich Popovich died in a sanatorium in Crimea on Wednesday;
> arrangements have been made now to being his body to Moscow, President of
> the Russian Federation of Cosmonautics Vladimir Kovalyonok told Tass.
>
> Popovich died in a hospital in Gurzuf, a source from Popovich's entourage
> said. Popovich was brought to the hospital from a local sanatorium after
> Popovich suffered a stroke.
>
> Popovich was born in the settlement of Uzin in the Kiev region on October
> 5, 1929.
>
> In 1951, Popovich graduated as a construction engineer from a technical
> school and also received a pilot's degree of a pilot amateur school.
>
> Popovich continued education at Kachinsk Aviation School. Upon graduation
> in 1954 Popovich joined the Russian Air Force. In 1960 he was enrolled in a
> team of Soviet cosmonauts. He underwent a full course of training for space
> flights on board "Vostok" spaceships.
>
> Popovich made his first space flight on Board "Vostok-4"spaceship on August
> 12-15, 1962 as a member of a first ever group space flight of two spaceships
> (the other pilot was Andriyan Nikolayev - cosmonaut Number "Three").
>
> After his first space flight Popovch was trained for a space flight under
> the Moon research program. After the program was closed Popovich underwent
> training for flights on board "Soyuz" spaceships.
>
> Popovich went into space a second time as chief pilot of the Soyuz-14
> spaceship on July 3-19, 1974.
>
> In 1977 Popovich qualified for a post-graduate degree in technical
> sciences. In 1980- 1989 he was Deputy chief of the Gagarin Cosmonauts
> Training Center. In 1993 he was promoted to the rank of Air Force
> Major-General in reserve.
>
> Popovich is a two times winner of the Hero of the Soviet Union award,
> laureate of the Vietnamese Order of Labor, laureate of two Lenin Orders,
> Orders of Red Star, People's Friendship and Honor.
>
> He was an honorary citizen of several cites in Russia and Bulgaria. A
> bronze sculpture to Popovich was established in his birthplace- the
> settlement of Uzin. The name of Pavel Popovich was given to a mountain ridge
> in Antarctica and a minor planet.
>
> Popovich had been Board Chairman of the All Russia Institute of
> Agricultural Aero-Photo-Geodesic Studies; he remained in this post to his
> dying day.
>
>
>
>
>
> Departed Cosmonaut Popovich Was Man Of Extraordinary Soul
>
> Moscow ITAR-TASS in English 1226 GMT 30 Sep 09
>
> KIEV, September 30 (Itar-Tass) - The Ukrainian space industry sustained a
> great loss after the demise of legendary Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich,
> director general of the Ukrainian Space Agency Alexander Zinchenko told
> Itar-Tass on Wednesday.
>
> "Pavel Romanovich was a man of extraordinary soul, a wholehearted
> personality and a perfect professional," Zinchenko said. According to him,
> "Popovich loved Ukraine, was a permanent participant of important events in
> the space industry, Ukraine also adored him and always welcomed him with
> bread and salt." "He was actually a people's diplomat, enjoyed high
> authority among his CIS colleagues and did thousand times more for Ukraine
> than it would be possible to attain at the official negotiations," Zinchenko
> said. "This is a great loss. All of us mourn for him," he added.
>
> He noted that the country's Space Agency would render the necessary
> assistance in organizing the funerals of the first Soviet cosmonaut born in
> Ukraine.
>
>
>
> 30.09.2009 16:29 "радио "Маяк" "
>
> http://www.radiomayak.ru/doc.html?id=154751&cid=44
>
>    Космонавт Попович будет похоронен на Троекуровском кладбище
>
> Космонавт Павел Попович будет похоронен на Троекуровском кладбище в Москве.
> Об этом после разговора с его родственниками сообщила летчик-космонавт
> Валентина Терешкова.
>    Дважды Герой Советского Союза Павел Попович умер сегодня<http://www.radiomayak.ru/doc.html?id=154728>в одном из санаториев в Крыму, не дожив несколько дней до своего 80-летия. Павел
> Попович стал одним из первых советских космонавтов. Он побывал в космосе
> дважды.
>
>
>
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