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Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev
Cosmonaut
NationalitySoviet
BornSeptember 5, 1929
Shorshely, Chuvashia
DiedJuly 3, 2004
Cheboksary, Chuvashia
Other occupationPilot
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force
Space time21d 15h 20m
SelectionAir Force Group 1
MissionsVostok 3, Soyuz 9
Mission
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Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев), (September 5, 1929July 3, 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Chuvash descent. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chuvash Republic (Чува́шская Респу́блика Чăваш Республики or Chuvashia (ru Чува́шия is a federal subject Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " DSCF1148jpg|thumb|200px|left|Agricultural Academy Cheboksary]]Tsjeboksary-golfen Chuvash Republic (Чува́шская Респу́блика Чăваш Республики or Chuvashia (ru Чува́шия is a federal subject Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы ( Voenno-Vozdushnye 1957 - Man In Space Soonest Group 1 - USA Neil A Armstrong, Albert S Vostok 3 was a mission in the Soviet space program. Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 were launched a day apart and together these missions marked the first Soyuz 9 paved the way for the Salyut Space station missions investigating theeffects of long-term Weightlessness on crew and evaluating the work Chuvash (Chuvash Чӑвашла Čăvašla, ʨəʋaʂˈla also known as Chăvash, Chuwash, Chovash, Chavash, Çuvaş Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained

Nikolayev flew on two space flights: Vostok 3 (effectively becoming the third Soviet cosmonaut) and Soyuz 9. A human spaceflight is a Spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers Vostok 3 was a mission in the Soviet space program. Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 were launched a day apart and together these missions marked the first Soyuz 9 paved the way for the Salyut Space station missions investigating theeffects of long-term Weightlessness on crew and evaluating the work His call sign in these flights was Falcon (Russian: Со́кол). A falcon (fɔlkən or fælkən is any Species of raptor in the Genus Falco. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages On both, he set new endurance records for the longest time a human being had remained in orbit. He also served as backup for the Vostok 2 and Soyuz 8 missions. Vostok 2 was a Soviet space mission which carried cosmonaut Gherman Titov into orbit for a full day in order to study the effects of Soyuz 8 was part of a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time carrying seven On January 22, 1969, Nikolayev survived an assassination attempt on Leonid Brezhnev, undertaken by Soviet Army officer Viktor Ilyin. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Viktor Ilyin ( Виктор Иванович Ильин, b 1948 was a Second Lieutenant in the Soviet Army who tried to assassinate Soviet leader He left the cosmonaut corps on January 26, 1982. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Nikolayev was also the first person to make a television broadcast from space, in August 1962. Vostok 3 was part the first dual space flight, with Pavel Popovich on Vostok 4. Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич Pavel Romanovich Popovich; born October 5, 1930 in Uzyn, Vostok 4 was a mission in the Soviet space program. It was launched a day after Vostok 3 with cosmonaut Pavel Popovich on board

In the early days of space travel, it was usual to place trainee astronauts into isolation chambers to see how long they could last alone. They sat in silence unable to gauge time. Many men cracked. One cosmonaut, Andriyan Nikolayev lasted the longest - four days - and became known as the Iron Man.

On November 3, 1963, he married Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space (see Vostok 6). Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва born 6 March 1937) is a retired Soviet Vostok 6 was the first Human spaceflight mission to carry a woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space They had one daughter, Elena Andriyanovna (now a Doctor of Medicine), before their marriage collapsed. However, it was not until 1982 that they divorced.

Andriyan Nikolayev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (twice), Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, numerous medals, and foreign orders. The title Hero of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Герой Советского Союза Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Design of the decoration The first design of the Order of Lenin was made of silver with He was also bestowed a title of the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria, Hero of Labor of Vietnam, and Hero of Mongolia. A lunar crater was given his name, Nikolayev. Nikolaev is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located north of the Mare Moscoviense and south of the larger Von Neumann crater

In 2004, Nikolayev died of a heart attack in Cheboksary, the capital of Chuvashia in Russia. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply DSCF1148jpg|thumb|200px|left|Agricultural Academy Cheboksary]]Tsjeboksary-golfen Chuvash Republic (Чува́шская Респу́блика Чăваш Республики or Chuvashia (ru Чува́шия is a federal subject Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A scandal ensued. His daughter, who lives in Moscow, desired that he be interred in the cemetery at Star City. Star City (Звёздный городок Zvyozdny Gorodok) is a military research and training facility near The president of Chuvashia had other ideas. Nikolai Vasilyevich Fyodorov (Никола́й Васи́льевич Фёдоров (b After a farewell ceremony in Cheboksary, Nikolayev was buried in his native village of Shorshely. DSCF1148jpg|thumb|200px|left|Agricultural Academy Cheboksary]]Tsjeboksary-golfen He has no family living in the republic. Plans are in the works to move the body to Star City.

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