'''Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin''',(March 8, 1952, Kharkov, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR - July 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.

He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1 1978 (TsPK-6). He retired on 25th February 1986.

Vasyutin was assigned to the TKS program for a new generation of manned military spacecraft that would be doc...(continue reading)