| Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
| Born | August 8, 1948 Moscow, Russia |
| Other occupation | Flight engineer |
| Space time | 19d 17h 06m |
| Selection | 1980 (Female Group 2) |
| Missions | Soyuz T-7, Salyut 7, Soyuz T-5, Soyuz T-12 |
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born August 8, 1948, in Moscow, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In Aviation, a flight engineer is a member of the aircrew of some Aircraft. 1957 - Man In Space Soonest Group 1 - USA Neil A Armstrong, Albert S Soyuz T-7 (code name Dnieper was the third Soviet space mission to the Salyut 7 space station Salyut 7 (Салют-7 Salute 7 was the final Space station launched into Low Earth orbit as part of the Soviet Union 's Salyut Program Crew Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission Crew Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of 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 Soyuz T-7 (code name Dnieper was the third Soviet space mission to the Salyut 7 space station Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва born 6 March 1937) is a retired Soviet She is the daughter of a Soviet military commander Yevgeniy Savitskiy. Yevgeniy Yakovlevich Savitzky (Евгений Яковлевич Савицкий 24 December 1910 — 6 April 1990) was a World War II
She was selected by GMVK as cosmonaut on 1980.
While on the Salyut 7 space station on July 25, 1984, cosmonaut Savitskaya became the first woman ever to perform a space walk. Salyut 7 (Салют-7 Salute 7 was the final Space station launched into Low Earth orbit as part of the Soviet Union 's Salyut Program Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Extra-vehicular activity ( EVA) is work done by an Astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a Spacecraft. She was outside the space station for 3 hours 35 minutes.
Upon returning to Earth, Savitskaya was assigned as commander of an all-female Soyuz crew to Salyut 7 in commemoration of the International Women's Day, a mission that was later canceled. International Women's Day ( IWD) is marked on March 8 every year
She was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. The title Hero of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Герой Советского Союза Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet
She is also a test and sports pilot - starting from 1974 she set 18 international world records on MiG aircraft and three records in team parachute jumping. JSC "RSK "MiG" or Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG in full (formerly Mikoyan or Mikoyan-i-Gurevich Design Bureau, Микоян She also won the first place in the 6th FAI World Aerobatic Championship in 1970.
Savitskaya retired from her active cosmonaut's duty in 1993.
She is a member of the State Duma representing the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The State Duma (Государственная дума (Gosudarstvennaya Duma common abbreviation Госдума (Gosduma in the Russian Federation is the The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации = КПРФ Transliteration of Russian into English|translit
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