Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Khrunov

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Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Khrunov; Colonel, Red Air Force; born September 10, 1933, Prudiy, near Tula; married, one child. Graduated from Batay Military Aviation College (1956), became a cosmonaut in 1960, graduated from the Zhukovskiy Air Force Engineering Academy (1968), and has since earned a master of science degree. He was the backup pilot for Voskhod 2 and the engineer pilot for both Soyuz 4 and 5, transferring from Soyuz 5 to Soyuz 4 during the flight. He co-authored a book, "Man as Operator in Cosmic Flight".