Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin (Влaдимиp Bлaдимиpoвич Васютин) was a Soviet Cosmonaut. Vasyutin graduated from Higher Air Force School and from Test Pilot School, both in Kharkov. He was a Lieutenant General in the Soviet Air Forces, and began cosmonaut basic training in 1976. He was assigned to the TKS program for a new generation of manned military spacecraft that would be docked to the existing Salyut space station. He flew as the Commander on Soyuz T-14 (1985) to the Salyut 7 space station as part of a long-duration mission. He spent 64 days 21 hours 52 minutes in space. The TKS module was already docked to the Salyut and Vasyutin was due to lead an extended program of military space experiments. However, Vasyutin fell ill soon after arriving at the station and was unable to perform his duties. Although he was originally scheduled to have a six month stay aboard Salyut 7, his illness forced the crew to make an emergency return to Earth after only two months. His illness is said to have been caused by a prostate infection. which had manifested itself as inflammation and a fever. He retired in 1986 for medical reasons. He later became Deputy Faculty Chief at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino. He eventually died of cancer at age 50. He was awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.
He was married with two children.
He was married with two children.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin (Влaдимиp Bлaдимиpoвич Васютин) was a Soviet Cosmonaut. Vasyutin graduated from Higher Air Force School and from Test Pilot School, both in Kharkov. He was a Lieutenant General in the Soviet Air Forces, and began cosmonaut basic training in 1976. He was assigned to the TKS program for a new generation of manned military spacecraft that would be docked to the existing Salyut space station. He flew as the Commander on Soyuz T-14 (1985) to the Salyut 7 space station as part of a long-duration mission. He spent 64 days 21 hours 52 minutes in space. The TKS module was already docked to the Salyut and Vasyutin was due to lead an extended program of military space experiments. However, Vasyutin fell ill soon after arriving at the station and was unable to perform his duties. Although he was originally scheduled to have a six month stay aboard Salyut 7, his illness forced the crew to make an emergency return to Earth after only two months. His illness is said to have been caused by a prostate infection. which had manifested itself as inflammation and a fever. He retired in 1986 for medical reasons. He later became Deputy Faculty Chief at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino. He eventually died of cancer at age 50. He was awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.
He was married with two children.
He was married with two children.
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