First name and last name | Konstantin Feoktistov |
Date of birth | 07.02.1926 |
Date of death | 21.11.2009 |
Nationality | RUS |
Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
Status | Dead |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Feoktisto |
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Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (Russian: Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer. Feoktistov also wrote several books on space technology and exploration. The Feoktistov crater on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.