photo Boris Volynov
First name and last name Boris Volynov
Date of birth 18.12.1934
Nationality RUS
Space Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)
Status Retired
Type of astronaut Government agency
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Volynov

Missions:

  • Soyuz 5
  • Soyuz 21

Additional information Boris Volynov

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. He was the first Jewish cosmonaut to enter space, preceding Judith Resnik in the United States.