Nikolay Rukavishnikov Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Nikolay Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov was a Soviet cosmonaut born on September 18, 1932, and died on October 19, 2002. He flew in three space missions under the Soyuz program: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Notably, he was intended to dock with the Salyut space stations during Soyuz 33, which ultimately failed. He was a twice-honored Hero of the Soviet Union and became the first commander of a civilian spacecraft. Additionally, Rukavishnikov made history by performing a manual emergency landing in April 1979 during his flight on Soyuz 33.

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Meaning of the name - Nikolay

victory of the people

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September 18, 1932 Facts

Generation Group

Nikolay Rukavishnikov belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Tomsk

Place of Death: Moscow

Cause of Death: myocardial infarction

Educated At: National Research Nuclear University

Occupation: physicist | engineer | astronaut

Employers: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

Awards Received: Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic | Order of Stara Planina | Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria | Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR | Order of Georgi Dimitrov | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Gold Star medal | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Order of Sukhbaatar | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.