Russian cosmonaut Grechko dies at 85

Updated At : 06:12 AM Apr 09, 2017 IST

Moscow: Russian space agency Roscosmos says Soviet-era cosmonaut Georgy Grechko has died at age 85. Grechko made three trips into space between 1975 and 1985, spending a total of 134 days off the Earth. His longest was a stay of more than three months aboard the Salyut-6 space station in 1977-78. Grechko later became a cosmonaut instructor and joined the faculty at the Russian Academy of Sciences' institute of atmospheric physics. The Roscosmos statement on Saturday did not state a cause of death or give information on survivors. AP

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