Vyacheslav Zudov
| Vyacheslav Zudov | |
|---|---|
 Vyacheslav Zudov (left) and Valery Rozhdestvensky on a 1977 Soviet stamp | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born |
8 January 1942 Bor, Russia |
Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 2d 00h 06m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 3 |
| Missions | Soyuz 23 |
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Russian: Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, born 8 January 1942) is a retired USSR cosmonaut.
He was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965, flew as Commander on Soyuz 23 on 14–16 October 1976 and retired on 14 May 1987.[1]
Zudov is married and has two children.
He was awarded:
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
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