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Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space.
Aug 19, 2021 · Svetlana Savitskaya is an ex-cosmonaut who enjoyed an illustrious record-breaking career where she not only became the second woman in space, but the first to fly in space twice. Her...
Apr 30, 2024 · Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (born Aug. 8, 1948, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) is a Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman to walk in space. The daughter of World War II fighter ace Yevgeny Savitsky, Savitskaya showed an aptitude for aviation at an early age.
Apr 12, 2019 · Glushko kept his word, and after nearly two decades, Svetlana Savitskaya would become the second Soviet woman in orbit in 1982—the same year Kamanin died.
Aug 9, 2012 · Svetlana Savitskaya, a former Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut. Source: ITAR-TASS. In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova created history by becoming the first woman to fly into space; 19 years later...
This woman was Svetlana Savitskaya. The stars seemed aligned for Savitskaya’s success as a cosmonaut, as she was the daughter of a Soviet war hero. Yevgeniy Savitsky served as commander of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, had been a flying ace in WWII and was regarded as a national hero.
Svetlana Savitskaya became the fifty-third cosmonaut, and the second woman in space on August 19, 1982. She and Leonid Popov and Alexander Serebrov flew the Soyuz T-7 spacecraft to dock with the Salyut 7 space station.
Svetlana Savitskaya's career as a cosmonaut owed much to not only her natural ability but the influence of her father. Yeveniy Savitsky, was the Deputy Commander of the Soviet Air Defences, a World War II air ace, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mar 3, 2017 · Svetlana Savitskaya , as the first and only female cosmonaut to walk in space, was one of the five cosmonauts who raised the Russian flag when the Sretensky Monastery choir sang the national anthem during the colorful opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Svetlana Savitskaya's career as a cosmonaut owed much to not only her natural ability but the influence of her father. Yeveniy Savitsky, was the Deputy Commander of the Soviet Air Defenses, a World War II air ace, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
