page_title: Igor Volk
section_title: Space program
hierarchical_section_title: Igor Volk / Space program
caption_attribution_description: English: Igor Petrovich Volk (Test pilot of OK-GLI), Thomas Reiter and Charlie Duke at the opening of the space hall of the Technik-Museum Speyer, Germany 2.10.2008 Deutsch: OK-GLI-Testpilot Igor Volk, deutscher Astronaut Thomas Reiter, US-Astronaut Charlie Duke (10. Mensch auf dem Mond) bei er Eröffnung der Raumfahrthalle des Technik-Museums Speyer mit der Buran OK-GLI am 2.10.2008. Hier sind die drei Raumfahrer im Gespräch mit der Wissenschatsjournalistin Hildegard Werth. Русский: Игорь Петрович Волк, Томас Райтер, Чарлс Дюк
context_page_description: Igor Petrovich Volk was a Soviet cosmonaut and test pilot.
context_section_description: Igor Volk was selected as a cosmonaut on 12 July 1977 and flew as Research Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-12, the 7th expedition to Salyut 7. One goal of the mission was to evaluate the effects of long-duration spaceflight on a pilot skills and ability to fly and land an aeroplane safely (in order to prove Volk's ability to control Space Shuttle Buran atmospheric segment of flight). He served as the head of pilot-cosmonaut training department for the Buran program and later (after the project's cancellation) worked for the Gromov Flight Research Institute as a Flight Tests Deputy Chief before retiring in 1996. He previously served as President of the National Aero Club of Russia and Vice President of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. As recognition for his contributions as a test pilot and cosmonaut he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on 29 July 1984.
caption: Cosmonaut Igor Volk, European Astronaut Thomas Reiter, U.S. Astronaut Charlie Duke
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