Pavel Romanovich Popovich

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Pavel Romanovich Popovich; Colonel, Red Air Force; born October 5, 1930, Uzin, Kiev Oblast; married, two children. Graduated from an industrial technician (1951), a military aviation school (1954), Zhukovskiy Air Force Engineering Academy (1968) and became a cosmonaut in 1960. He was the pilot of Vostok 4 and commander of Soyuz 14. He has written an autobiographical book, "Takeoff in the Morning".

Category:Astronaut-Cosmonaut