Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin (russian: Ю́рий Петро́вич Артю́хин; 22 June 1930 – 4 August 1998) was a
Soviet Russian cosmonaut and
engineer who made a single
flight into space.
Artyukhin graduated from the Soviet Air Force Institute with a doctorate in engineering, specializing in military communication systems. He was selected for the space programme in 1963 and would have flown on the
Voskhod 3 mission had it not been canceled. He made his single flight on
Soyuz 14
Soyuz 14 (russian: Союз 14, ''Union 14'') was a July, 1974, crewed spaceflight to the Salyut 3 space station. ''Soyuz 14'' is also the name given to the Soyuz spacecraft which was used to bring the cosmonauts to and from the station. The m ...
in 1974, where his area of expertise was presumably put to good use.
He left the space programme in 1982 and held various positions in space-related fields. Most notably, he was involved in the development of the Soviet space shuttle
Buran and in cosmonaut training.
He died of cancer on 4 August 1998.
He was awarded:
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Hero of the Soviet Union
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Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
*
Order of Lenin
*
Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...
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Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
*Jan Krasicki Cross (Poland)
References
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1930 births
1998 deaths
People from Klinsky District
Soviet cosmonauts
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Deaths from cancer in Russia
Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
Salyut program cosmonauts