Georgy Shonin
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| Georgy Stepanovich Shonin | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | August 3, 1935 Rovenky, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Died | Zvyozdny[disambiguation needed  ], Russia |
| Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force |
| Time in space | 4d 22h 42m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions | Soyuz 6 |
| Mission insignia |  |
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.
He later worked as the director of the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia).
Shonin died of a heart attack in 1997.
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