Andriyan Nikolayev

Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Nikolayev
Андриян Николаев
	Nikolayev in 1976
Born	5 September 1929; Shorshely, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Died	3 July 2004 (aged 74); Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia
Nationality	Soviet
Other names	Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev
Occupation	Pilot
Spouse	Valentina Tereshkova (m. 1963; div. 1982)
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^[1] and because of it considered the first Turkic cosmonaut.^[2]

^ "Andrian Nikolayev". The Telegraph. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Uzaya Çıkan İlk Türk Andriyan G. Nikolayev. Kemalyeri Dergisi. pp. 44–49. ISSN 2791-7568.

[1] "Andrian Nikolayev". The Telegraph. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[2] Uzaya Çıkan İlk Türk Andriyan G. Nikolayev. Kemalyeri Dergisi. pp. 44–49. ISSN 2791-7568.

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