First name and last name | Pavel Belyayev |
Date of birth | 26.06.1925 |
Date of death | 10.01.1970 |
Nationality | RUS |
Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
Status | Dead |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Belyayev |
Voskhod 2
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Павел Иванович Беляев; 26 June 1925 – 10 January 1970), was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft. He was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps and the cosmonaut who commanded the historic Voskhod 2 mission which saw the first man walk in space in 1965.