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Viktor Gorbatko

Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko, cyrillic Виктор Васильевич Горбатко, (born December 3, 1934 in Ventsy-Zarya[?]) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24[?], and Soyuz 37[?] missions.

After leaving the space programme in 1982 he taught at the Air Force Engineering Academy in Moscow.

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