Yevgeny Khrunov
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| Yevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov | |
| Cosmonaut | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1933 Tula Oblast, Russia |
| Died | May 19, 2000 Moscow, Russia |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
| Time in space | 1d 23h 45m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions | Soyuz 5, Soyuz 4 |
| Mission insignia |  |
Yevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Хрунов; September 10, 1933 – May 19, 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 5/Soyuz 4 mission.
He was born in Prudy.
Yevgeni Khrunov was a colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union (January 22, 1969) and Kandidat of Technical Sciences (1971).
He was awarded the Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, and various other medals.
After leaving the space program in 1980 he was appointed to the Chief State Committee for foreign economic relations until his retirement in 1989.
He died of a heart attack in 2000.
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