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Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko

Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut. He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day low-pressure endurance experiment in Moscow. He was born on February 16, 1937, and died on March 23, 1961.

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Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko
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Biography
Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut. He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day low-pressure endurance experiment in Moscow. He was born on February 16, 1937, and died on March 23, 1961.
Birth Date
1937-02-16
Died Date
1961-03-23
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