Boris Volynov

Boris Volynov
Born	Boris Valentinovich Volynov (1934-12-18) 18 December 1934 (age 89) Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Status	Retired
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Electrical Engineer
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	52d 07h 17m
Selection	Air Force Group 1
Missions	Soyuz 5, Soyuz 21

Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Бори́с Валенти́нович Волы́нов; born 18 December 1934) is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original group of cosmonauts. He is also considered to be the first Jew in space.^[1]