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Gorbatko in 2011
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko
(
Russian
:
Ви?ктор Васи?льевич Горба?тко
; December 3, 1934 ? May 17, 2017) was a
Soviet
cosmonaut
who flew on the
Soyuz 7
,
Soyuz 24
, and
Soyuz 37
missions.
[1]
He was awarded twice for the
Hero of the Soviet Union
and
Order of Lenin
. He was born in
Ventsy-Zarya
,
Azov-Black Sea Krai
.
Gorbatko died of
stomach cancer
at his home in
Moscow
on May 17, 2017 at the age of 82.
[2]
