- Born
- December 8, 1927
- Died
- June 15, 2021 (aged 93)
- Known as
- aircraft pilot, astronaut, writer, military personnel, politician, career officer
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4 (1969), Soyuz 8 (1969), and Soyuz 10 (1971). From 1987 to 1991, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force (1975).
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