| First name and last name | Georgy Shonin |
| Date of birth | 03.08.1935 |
| Date of death | 07.04.1997 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
| Status | Dead |
| Type of astronaut | Government agency |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Shonin |
Additional information Georgy Shonin
Georgy Stepanovich Shonin (Ukrainian: Гео́ргій Степа́нович Шо́нін) (August 3, 1935 – April 7, 1997; born in Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast, (now Ukraine) but grew up in Balta of Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission. Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons.
