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Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (born 1950)

Historical image related to Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (born 1950) from January 1, 2015

Boris Morukov

Russian cosmonaut (1950–2015)

Boris Vladimirovich Morukov was a Russian physician at the State Research Center RF-Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP). He trained with the Russian Federal Space Agency as a research-cosmonaut and flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-106 as a mission specialist.
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January 1

Day of the year

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year. This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year.
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