Name: Volynov, Boris Country: Soviet Union M/F: M Number of Flights: 2

Space Flights Launch Date - Flight Up Landing Date - Flight Down
1. Soyuz 5 January 15, 1969 - Soyuz 5 January 18, 1969 - Soyuz 5
2. Soyuz 21 July 6, 1976 - Soyuz 21 August 24, 1976 - Soyuz 21

Space Flights Descriptions
Vostok 3
(2nd Backup Crew)
Joint mission with Vostok 4
Vostok 4
(2nd Backup Crew)
Joint mission with Vostok 3
Vostok 5
(Backup Crew)
Joint mission with Vostok 6
Vostok 9
(Cancelled)
Proposed extended high altitude manned space flight
All Vostok missions following Vostok 6 were cancelled in Spring 1964
Voskhod 1
(Backup Crew)
First multi-man spaceflight
Voskhod 3
(Cancelled)
Proposed Prime Crew
Planned 19 day mission cancelled after Voskhod 2
Soyuz 3
(2nd Backup Crew)
Rendezvous with Soyuz 2
1. Soyuz 5 Docked with Soyuz 4
Boris Volynov experienced the most spectacular survivable incident of the space age - the nose-first reentry of Soyuz 5, still attached to its service module!
Soyuz (Almaz 1) 12
(Cancelled)
Proposed Backup Crew for first mission to the first Almaz (Salyut 2) space station
Cancelled after the loss of control of the first Almaz space station
Soyuz 14
(Backup Crew)
First mission to Salyut 3
Soyuz 16A
(Cancelled)
Proposed Prime Crew for the third mission to the Salyut 3 space station
Cancelled after the docking failure of Soyuz 15
2. Soyuz 21 First mission to Salyut 5
Soyuz 21 docked with Salyut from July 7, 1976 to August 24, 1976
Soyuz T-15A
(Cancelled)
Proposed Prime Crew
Final expedition to Salyut 7 station was cancelled when control was lost

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Updated - February 2, 2005