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Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and cosmonaut

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Boris Volynov

Soviet cosmonaut and first Jew to enter space (born 1934)

Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original group of cosmonauts. He is also considered to be the…
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December 18

Day of the year

December 18 is the 352nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 13 days remain until the end of the year.
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