Oleg Atkov
| Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov | |
|---|---|
| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
| Born | May 5, 1949 Khvorostyanka, USSR |
| Other occupation | Medical Doctor |
| Time in space | 236d 22h 49m |
| Selection | 1983 |
| Missions | Soyuz T-10/Soyuz T-11 |
| Awards |  |
Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov (Олег Юрьевич Атьков ) (born May 5, 1949 in Khvorostyanka, Kuybyshev Oblast, USSR) is a Soviet cosmonaut. He is married with one child.
He graduated from the Ivan M. Sechenov First Medical Institute in Moscow in 1973 and received a doctorate of medicine in cardiology from the Academy of Medical Science in 1978. He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 9, 1983. Atkov flew as Doctor Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-10. He spent 236 days 22 hours 49 minutes in space.[1][2]
Atkov retired on October 2, 1984. He then joined the institute of Clinical Cardiology.[3] From 1989 to 1996 he was co-Chair of the Space Life Sciences Department during the Summer Session Programs of the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.[4] He currently works as a specialist for telemedicine with the European Commission.
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[edit] External links
- "Interview with Dr. Oleg Atkov" [interview by Winston Huff] Life Support Biosph Sci. 1994 Winter;1(1):45-7.
- Scottish Space Explorers
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