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Svetlana Savitskaya
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, and the first woman to perform a spacewalk.
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Born 8 August 1948 · Q152318
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class (2019).
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2015· 1 entry
Gizmodo: Svetlana Savitskaya Became The First Woman To Walk In Space In 1984
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2014· 1 entry
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (2014).
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2011· 1 entry
Won Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (2011).
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1996· 2 entries
Was elected a deputy of the State Duma representing the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and has been re-elected four times since then
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Career landmark: member of the State Duma (1996).
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1993· 1 entry
From the Russian Air Force with the rank of Major
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded International Space Hall of Fame (1985).
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1984· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1984).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1984).
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1983· 1 entry
Soyuz T-8 and Soyuz T-10-1, not enough Soyuz spacecraft were available
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1982· 3 entries
Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1982).
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Awarded Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1982).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1982).
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1979· 1 entry
Savitskaya participated in the selection process for the second group of female cosmonauts
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1976· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Badge of Honour (1976).
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1972· 2 entries
Trained as a test pilot at the Fedotov Test Pilot School, graduating in 1976
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Studied at Moscow Aviation Institute (1972).
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1971· 1 entry
Studied at Kaluga aviation school (1971).
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (1970).
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1966· 1 entry
Enrolled in the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), where she also took flight lessons
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-08-08.
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