Anatoly Filipchenko

Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko
File:The Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3810 stamp (Anatoly Filipchenko, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Gorbatko (Soyuz 7)) cropped Filipchenko.png Anatoly Filipchenko on a Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3810 stamp
Born	(1928-02-26) February 26, 1928 Davydovka, USSR
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	10d 21h 03m
Selection	Air Force Group 2
Missions	Soyuz 7, Soyuz 16
Mission insignia

Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (Russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Фили́пченко; born February 26, 1928) is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions. He was born in Davydovka, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR.

After leaving the space programme in 1982 Filipchenko became the Deputy Director of the OKB in Kharkiv.

He was awarded:

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Order of Lenin
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
• State Prize of the USSR
• Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary
• Order of the Banner of the Bulgarian People's Republic
• Medal "For the Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovakia)
• Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (GDR)

External links

• Media related to Anatoly Filipchenko at Wikimedia Commons