In addition to his record -breaking exploits from record, Andriyan Nikolayev was well known for marrying his colleague Cosmonout Valentina Teretina Terehkova in 1963. They divorced 1982. Credit: Alexander Mokletsov/Ria Novosti/Wikimedia
Takeaway Keyway:
- Andriyan Nikolayev was one of the first Soviet Cosmonauts.
- His flight to Vostok 3 was the first time that two space vehicles were in space together.
- The Soyuz 9 mission showed the importance of the exercise in space.
- Nikolayev’s experiences helped astronauts today avoid health problems.
The pioneer of the spatial race Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev died on 3 July 2004 in Cheboksary, Russia. Even among the first groups of selected Soviet Cosmonout, a member of the “Vanguard Six” chosen for Vostok’s missions was considered. His career included the piloting of Vostok 3 in August 1962, which became the first application for two space vehicles equipped simultaneously in space when Vostok 4 was launched the next day. The Vostok 3 flight also established a resistance record, orbit the Earth in orbit 64 times over 96 hours. Nikolayev later equipped the mission of Soyuz 9 in June 1970. In addition to establishing another spatial resistance record of almost 18 days, the mission highlighted the need for the exercise in flight for long -lasting space flight when Soyuz 9’s Cosmonout skipped their expected exercise because they were worried with other research. The prolonged time in microgravity took a toll, causing bone and muscle atrophy; On their return, Nikolayev and the colleague member of the crew Vitaly Sevastastyov took days to reacco and have experienced significant physical weakness. Today, astronauts follow rigorous operating regimes to avoid similar effects. Nikolayev also married First Woman in the Space Valentina Teresthkova in 1963 and participated in a tour of good will of the United States in 1970, building an American-Soviet spatial cooperation.
