Patsayev Victor Ivanovich: career and biography

Patsayev Viktor Ivanovich, whose biography is described in this article, Hero of the USSR, Soviet pilot-cosmonaut. This is the first astronomer who left the earth's orbit. His death was tragic - during the landing of the Soyuz-11, due to depressurization.

Childhood

06.06.1933 in Kazakhstan, in Aktyubinsk, the future cosmonaut Patsayev Viktor Ivanovich was born. The family was at first small. Victor had his own sister Galina and brother Victor. Father, Ivan Panteleevich, was a simple servant. When the war began, he went to the front and died in 1941. Viktor's mother, Maria Sergeyevna, remained to raise children alone. After the death of her husband she married for the second time, for Volkov Ivan Ivanovich.

He was also a widower. And from his first wife he left in the care of four children. When Patsaeva and Volkov were married, the families became one big. Ivan Ivanovich moved everyone to live in the Kaliningrad region, in the town of Nesterov. He got a job as a director of the Savings Bank. And Maria Sergeyevna - in the store for the position of the seller.

Education

Patsayev Viktor Ivanovich went to school at six. After the end of the first grade, he received a commendable letter. After the death of his father, when the whole family moved to Nesterov, Victor continued his education at the local school. He enrolled in the fencing circle, took part in scientific and technical conferences. He wrote articles for the newspaper. Graduated from the school in 1950.

Victor had a dream - to enter the geological survey institute and to study the Earth from the altitude of flight. After graduating from high school, he immediately submitted documents to the university. Despite the fact that he passed the exams well, Victor did not have enough to receive points. He was offered an alternative option - the Industrial Penza Institute.

He agreed to enroll and graduated from the university in 1955. He received a specialty in mechanics of precision instruments. In 1968 he graduated from the courses of pilots in the Kolomenskoye flying club. At the same time he studied in graduate school. From 1967 to 1969 he was trained for the cosmonaut under the H1-L3 program.

Job

After the institute, Victor I.Patsaev got a job as a designer in the aerological observatory. He created instruments for meteorological missiles. In 1958, Mr .. worked in the department of antenna-feeder devices in the design office of Queen. During his time, Viktor Ivanovich conducted many experiments and research in the field of plasma, radio antennas, etc.

Space

After training cosmonauts, Viktor Ivanovich was admitted to training at TsKBEM. Participated as a flight engineer of Soyuz-18 in the project "Contact". His first flight Viktor Ivanovich made in 1971 from June 6 to 29. At that time, he was already a research engineer at Soyuz-11.

Patsaev Viktor Ivanovich, whose photo is in this article, conducted the spectrography of Beta Centauri, explored the terrestrial atmosphere by the method of the twilight horizon and other species. Its activity in the field of polarization of sunlight and its effects is successful and significant. Patsayev participated in the cultivation in the weightlessness of cabbage, onions, etc. The results of the works that were carried out in many directions are of great importance in the development of space flights.

Tragic death

After the next program given to the astronauts was completed, the spacecraft returned to Earth. In flight, he stayed 24 hours. The tragedy occurred on the night of June 30 during the landing of Soyuz-11. Suddenly, the ventilating breathing valve refused on the ship. And the astronauts were left without air. This led to their death. When the ship was opened, resuscitators immediately began work. But it was not possible to save the cosmonauts.

A family

Patsayev Viktor Ivanovich married Kryazheva Vera Alexandrovna. His wife worked in TsNIIMash. At Пацаевых two children were born. The first was born in 1957, Dmitry. In 1962, Svetlana's daughter was born. Son, Dmitry Viktorovich, later worked in the IKI. Over time, he went abroad. Svetlana began teaching at the Moscow Humanitarian University. But then, just like her brother, she left for a permanent residence abroad.

Awards and memories

In memory of Patsayev his name was the crater on the Moon, the planet No. 1791, some streets in Aktyubinsk, Kirovograd, Kaliningrad and other cities. The cosmonaut's name was given to a research vessel. Several monuments have been erected in memory of Patsayev. A memorial plaque is installed in Kaluga . Patsayev Viktor Ivanovich is buried on the Red Square in Moscow. The cosmonaut was awarded the Order of Lenin and was awarded the title of Hero of the USSR. But it was already awarded to him posthumously.