Yuri Artyukhin

Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin (June 22, 1930 – August 4, 1998) was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from the Soviet Air Force Institute with a doctorate in engineering, specializing in military communication systems. In 1963, he was selected for the space program. His single spaceflight was on Soyuz 14 in 1974. During this mission, he and his crewmates spent over 15 days in space. He left the space program in 1982 and contributed to the development of the Soviet space shuttle Buran and in cosmonaut training. He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.