Cosmonaut Biography: Yevgeni Khrunov (original) (raw)

Graduated from Air Force Military Engineering Academy, Monino, 1968; received a candidate of technical sciences degree, 1971; later doctor of technical sciences degree; Colonel, Soviet Air Force, Ret.; was selected as cosmonaut on 07.03.1960 (TsPK-1);OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 3/60 - 03.04.1961; was assigned as backup forSoyuz 38; later Chief State Committee for foreign economy relationships; resigned from active duty 1989 and worked then as an engineer in the transport industry and became later managing director of several companies; died of a heart attack.