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Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov ( Russian: Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009), was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program. As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry three crew members.
Konstantin Feoktistov (born February 7, 1926, Voronezh, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died November 21, 2009, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian spacecraft designer and cosmonaut who took part, with Vladimir M. Komarov and Boris B. Yegorov, in the world’s first multiperson spaceflight, Voskhod 1 (1964). Feoktistov, Konstantin Petrovich.
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Nov 22, 2009 · Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov, the first civilian in space and member of the first 3-man space crew, has died at age 83.
Nov 28, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Konstantin Feoktistov, who was the first spacecraft designer to fly into space on Voskhod I in 1964. He also helped design Sputnik, Vostok, Voskhod and Soyuz rockets, and survived a Nazi execution attempt during the war.
Nov 23, 2009 · MOSCOW Konstantin P. Feoktistov, a Soviet engineer who was one of the first civilian astronauts and a prominent spacecraft designer, died on Saturday in Moscow, the Russian space agency...
Dec 18, 2009 · Konstantin Feoktistov, who by chance died a few days later, was a monumental figure in the history of space exploration. In 1958, at the age of 32, he was put in charge of the engineering...
Voskhod 1 ( Russian: Восход-1, lit. 'Sunrise-1') was the seventh crewed Soviet space flight. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov, it launched 12 October 1964, and returned on the 13th.
