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Gennadi Sarafanov

'''Gennadi Vasiliyevich Sarafanov''' (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; (born January 1 1942 in Sinenkie, died September 29, 2005) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 mission.

Sarafanov graduated from the Soviet Air Force academy and held the rank of Colonel.

He only made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space program in 1986 and lecturing in technology.


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