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Tatyana Kuznetsova
Astronaut

Tatyana Kuznetsova

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Joining the Soviet Union’s first group of women cosmonaut trainees.

Parachuting · Cosmonaut cohort

Born
14 July 1941
Birthplace
Nizhny Novgorod
Died
28 August 2018

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Tatyana Kuznetsova

Tatyana Kuznetsova was a Soviet cosmonaut trainee and accomplished parachutist. She trained for spaceflight but never flew a mission.

Early life

Early work

Finished school in Moscow and worked as a stenographer while developing her parachuting skills.

Career

  1. 1962

    Selection

    Joined the five-woman cosmonaut group at twenty.

  2. 1965

    Renewed training

    Prepared for a planned two-woman Voskhod mission that was cancelled.

  3. 1969

    Programme departure

    Left the cosmonaut programme but continued work at the training centre.

Selected work

Parachuting

Won regional and national recognition.

Cosmonaut cohort

Was selected from hundreds of applicants.

Beyond work

Later service

Worked on geophysical studies and served in the Air Force reserves before retiring in 1991.

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