Georgi Shonin
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| Georgi Stepanovich Shonin | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | August 3, 1935 Rovenky, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | April 7, 1997 Zvyozdny, Russia |
| Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force |
| Space time | 4d 22h 42m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions | Soyuz 6 |
| Mission insignia |
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Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (Russian: Гео́ргий Степа́нович Шо́нин) (August 3, 1935–April 7, 1997; born in Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast, but grew up in Balta of Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons.
He later worked as the director of a defence research institute. Shonin died of a heart attack in 1997.
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