Pavel Belyayev
Soviet fighter pilot
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft. He was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps and the cosmonaut who commanded the historic Voskhod 2 mission which saw the... Wikipedia
Born: June 26, 1925, Chelishchevo, Russia
Died: January 10, 1970 (age 44 years), Moscow, Russia
Space missions: Voskhod 2
Spouse: Tatyana Prikazchikova (m. 1948–1970)
Children: Irina Belyayeva and Lyudmila Belyayeva
Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia
Awards: Order of Lenin and Order of the Red Star