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Dezhurov was born on July 30, 1962 in the settlement of [[Yavas]], [[Zubovo-Polyansky District]], [[Mordovia]], [[Russia]]. He is married to Elena Valentinovna Dezhurova (nee Suprina). They have |
Dezhurov was born on July 30, 1962 in the settlement of [[Yavas]], [[Zubovo-Polyansky District]], [[Mordovia]], [[Russia]]. He is married to Elena Valentinovna Dezhurova (nee Suprina). They have two daughters. His father, Nikolai Serafimovich Dezhurov and mother, Anna Vasilevna Dezhurova reside in Yavas settlement, Zubovo-Polyansk district, Mordovia, Russia.<ref name="NASA Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/dezhurov.html|title=NASA Biography: Vladimir Dezhurov|author=NASA|date=January 2002|accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov | |
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| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Mechanical Engineer |
| Awards |  |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, Russian Air Force |
Time in space | 244d 05h 28m |
| Selection | 1987 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-21, Mir EO-18, STS-71, STS-105, Expedition 3, STS-108 |
Mission insignia |      |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров; born July 30, 1962) is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow. He is a veteran of two spaceflights, to the Mir and [[International Space Station|International]] Space Stations. During his career, Duzhurov also conducted nine spacewalks before his retirement on July 12, 2004.[1]
Personal
Dezhurov was born on July 30, 1962 in the settlement of Yavas, Zubovo-Polyansky District, Mordovia, Russia. He is married to Elena Valentinovna Dezhurova (nee Suprina). They have two daughters. His father, Nikolai Serafimovich Dezhurov and mother, Anna Vasilevna Dezhurova reside in Yavas settlement, Zubovo-Polyansk district, Mordovia, Russia.[2]
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Dezhurov attended and graduated from the S.I. Gritsevits Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School in 1983 with a pilot engineer’s diploma.
Erleben Sie
After graduating, Dezhurov served as a pilot and senior pilot in the Russian Air Force.
Awards
Dezhurov was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation medal and the Pilot/Cosmonaut title by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation. He has been also awarded three Air Force medals during his career.
Cosmonaut career
In 1987, he was assigned to the Cosmonaut Training Center. From December 1987 to June 1989, he underwent a course of general space training. Since September 1989, he has continued training as a member of a group of test cosmonauts. Since 1991, he has been a correspondence student at the Yuri A. Gagarin Air Force Academy.
Mir EO-18
In March 1994, Dezhurov began flight training as commander of the prime crew of the Mir-18 mission.
The crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 14, 1995 aboard a Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft. Following a 115 day flight, the mission concluded with landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 7, 1995.
Expedition 3
Dezhurov lived aboard the International Space Station where he served as a member of the Expedition 3 crew. The crew was scheduled to spend approximately four months aboard the station. They returned to Earth on the Shuttle flight delivering the fourth Expedition crew.
Spacewalks
During his cosmonaut career, Dezhurov has performed nine spacewalks.
References
- ^ "Biographies of USSR/Russian Cosmonauts: Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov". SPACEFACTS.de. July 06, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ NASA (January 2002). "NASA Biography: Vladimir Dezhurov". Retrieved June 13, 2010.
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