Dumitru Dediu

Dumitru Dediu (May 12, 1942 in Galaţi – July 2013) was a cosmonaut of the Romanian Air Force.[1]

Information

In 1978, Dediu was selected as the backup for Dumitru Prunariu for the Soyuz 40 mission.[2] He served in the Romanian Army and lived in Bucharest. He died in July 2013.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Rex; David Shaler; Bert Vis (2005). Russia's cosmonauts: inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center. Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. Birkhäuser. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-387-21894-6.
  2. ↑ Hooper, Gordon R. (1986). The Soviet cosmonaut team: a comprehensive guide to the men and women of the Soviet manned space programme. GRH Publications. pp. 53, 65, 237. ISBN 978-0-9511312-0-6.
  3. ↑ "2013 News". www.astronaut.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.


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