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{{Short description|Soviet cosmonaut (born 1942)}}
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'''Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk''' ({{langx|be|Пётр Ільіч Клімук}}; {{langx|ru|Пётр Ильич Климу́к}}; born 10 July 1942) is a former ] ] and the first ] to perform space travel. Klimuk made three ]. From 1991 to 2003, he headed the ].


==Life==
Kliumuk attended the Leninski Komsomol Chernigov High Aviation School and entered the ] in ]. The following year, he was selected to join the space programme.


Klimuk attended the Leninski Komsomol Chernigov High Aviation School and entered the ] in 1964. The following year, he was selected to join the space programme.
His first flight was a long test flight on ] in ]. This was followed by a mission to the ] ] on ] in ].
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From ] he became involved in the ] and made his third and final spaceflight on an Intercosmos flight with ] cosmonaut ] on ].


His first flight was a long test flight on ] in 1973. This was followed by a mission to the ] ] on ] in 1975.
He resigned from the cosmonaut team in ] to take up a position as the Assistant to the Chief of the ]. In ] he was promoted to Chief of that facility and remained in that post until retirement in ].


From 1976 he became involved in the ] and made his third and final spaceflight on an Intercosmos flight with Polish cosmonaut ] on ] in 1978.<ref>. Windows to the Universe. Windows.ucar.edu. Retrieved on 4 August 2012.</ref><ref>. Spacefacts.de. Retrieved on 4 August 2012.</ref>
Klimuk is a graduate of the ] and the ].


He resigned from the cosmonaut team in 1978 to take up a position as the Assistant to the Chief of the ]. In 1991 he was promoted to Chief of that facility and remained in that post until retirement in 2003.
He holds an extensive and impressive range of awards, including ] (twice), the ] (three times), the Polish ], a ], a ], and a Gold Medal from the ]. He was made an honorary citizen of the cities of ], ], and ].

Klimuk is a graduate of the ] and the ].


He is the author of two books on human spaceflight: ''Beside the Stars'', and ''Attack on Weightlessness''. He is the author of two books on human spaceflight: ''Beside the Stars'', and ''Attack on Weightlessness''.


== Books == ==Honours and awards==
* ], twice (1973, 1975)
* Клімук П. Зоры – побач. Кніга аднаго палёту. Мн. : Маст. літ., 1977.
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**3rd class (2 March 2000) – a great service to the state in the development of crewed space flight
**4th class (1996)
* Three ] (1973, 1975, 1978)
* ], 3rd class (1984)
* ] (12 April 2011) – for the great achievements in the field of research, development and use of outer space, many years of diligent work, public activities
* ], 2nd class (Belarus, 15 July 2002) – for services to develop and strengthen scientific, technological and military cooperation


* ] (16 July 2007) – for his significant contribution to strengthening the friendly relations and cooperation between Belarus and the Russian Federation
* ], 1st class (NDP, 1978)
* ] (Kazakhstan, 1995)
* Officer of the ] (France, 2004)
* Medal, "Brotherhood in Arms", twice (Poland)
* Medal "For the strengthening of friendship in Arms", 1st class (Czechoslovakia)
* Medal "100th anniversary of the fall of the Ottoman yoke" (NRB)
* Medal "from the grateful people of Afghanistan" (1988)
* ] (1978) – for his work on medical justification and implementation of complex methods and means of preventing the adverse effects of weightlessness on the human body, allowing for the possibility of prolonged crewed space flights
* ] (1978) – script for the documentary "Common Space"
* ]
* ]
* Gold Medal from the ]
* Honorary citizen of the cities of ], ], and ]

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Soviet cosmonaut (born 1942)

Pyotr Klimuk
Пётр Климук
Klimuk in 1970
Born (1942-07-10) 10 July 1942 (age 82)
Kamaroŭka, BSSR, Soviet Union
StatusRetired
NationalityBelarusian
OccupationPilot-cosmonaut
Awards
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankColonel General
Time in space78d 18h 17m
Selection1965 Cosmonaut Group
MissionsSoyuz 13, Soyuz 18, Soyuz 30
Bust of Pyotr Klimuk on Cosmonauts Boulevard in Brest, Belarus

Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Belarusian: Пётр Ільіч Клімук; Russian: Пётр Ильич Климу́к; born 10 July 1942) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to perform space travel. Klimuk made three flights into space. From 1991 to 2003, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

Life

Klimuk attended the Leninski Komsomol Chernigov High Aviation School and entered the Soviet Air Force in 1964. The following year, he was selected to join the space programme.

His first flight was a long test flight on Soyuz 13 in 1973. This was followed by a mission to the Salyut 4 space station on Soyuz 18 in 1975.

From 1976 he became involved in the Intercosmos and made his third and final spaceflight on an Intercosmos flight with Polish cosmonaut Mirosław Hermaszewski on Soyuz 30 in 1978.

He resigned from the cosmonaut team in 1978 to take up a position as the Assistant to the Chief of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. In 1991 he was promoted to Chief of that facility and remained in that post until retirement in 2003.

Klimuk is a graduate of the Gagarin Air Force Academy and the Lenin Military-Political Academy.

He is the author of two books on human spaceflight: Beside the Stars, and Attack on Weightlessness.

Honours and awards

Books

References

  1. Pyotr Klimuk. Windows to the Universe. Windows.ucar.edu. Retrieved on 4 August 2012.
  2. Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts: Klimuk. Spacefacts.de. Retrieved on 4 August 2012.
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