Oleg Ostapenko , the head of Roscosmos, “Anatoly was a representative of the legendary generation of astronauts ?? a man of great strength of will and courage, professional of the highest class, who did a lot for the development of national space programs and major research projects. Anatoly actively engaged in social activities, special attention is paid to popularize the achievements of Russian science ».
Ostapenko has expressed his deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues Birch,” Interfax ».
Alexander Birch was born on April 11, 1942 in the village of Enem in the Krasnodar region. In 1970, he enlisted in the cosmonaut. And in 1982, Birch was on an expedition to the station “Salyut-7″ as the commander. The flight lasted from 13 May to 10 December. July 30, he made a spacewalk that lasted 2:00 for 33 minutes.
During their stay at the space station, astronauts conducted a series of health bilologicheski, astrophysical and technical experiments. In particular, using the equipment “Corundum” they grew crystals of semiconductors.
Crew “Salyut-7″ set a record at the time duration spaceflight ?? 211 days.
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