In 1962 he was made the first flight in space, in which the person was without a spacesuit.This daredevil became Andrian Nikolayev.The astronaut took his first space suit, I get rid of chairs and floated in weightlessness in the cabin.It was followed by other members of the crew.But this was the first flight, which was attended by Andrian Nikolayev.The astronaut, whose biography has only two expanses of space travel, has become a real folk hero!About how it was a way of life, read the article.
Andrian Nikolayev: a biography of the hero - his childhood
future astronaut was born in a poor family in 1929. On September 5, the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Chuvash Republic), in the village of Shorshely.
Parents future Hero of the Soviet Union were simple peasants father - Grigoriy Nikolaev - the groom, mother - Alekseeva, Anna A. Nikolaev - milkmaid.At Adrian had an older brother named Ivan and younger - sister Zinaida and brother Peter.
As a child, the boy wanted to become a medical assistant, but on the advice of his older brother enrolled in the College of Forestry at the Mariinsky Posad, and graduated in 1947.
In 1951 he entered the aviation school in Frunze, and after his graduation (1954) he served in the Moscow region in military aircraft parts.
Andrian Nikolayev - cosmonaut
Biography Adrian G. as an astronaut started in the spring of 1960, when it was formed the very first Soviet cosmonaut, which he got.In total, he made two flights: the first - in 1962, the second - in 1970.
During the course of training for space flight Nikolaev proved to be a wonder-working and dedicated people.He never went to the simulator as long as he was not sure that today, did everything he could, until he realized that this part of the program mastered by 100%.
first flight, which was attended by Andrian Nikolayev
Cosmonaut, biography which began with the first group in the history of space flight ("Vostok-3" and "Vostok-4") in 1962, was also a bold experimenter.He took the first suit in the vehicle.
flight lasted about 4 days (3 days 22 hours)."Vostok-3", which ran Nikolayev, made 64 revolutions around the Earth.During the flight it was conducted the first experiments with radio communication in space, and was made specially planned program of medical-biological, scientific and technical experiments.
second flight (1970)
Andrian Nikolayev - astronaut, whose biography is filled with lots of memorable moments, among them - the presentation of state awards, orders and medals, the impact of the discovery of an interesting effect of space on the human body.His later and was called "the effect of Nikolaev."
The fact that the second flight, which made Adrian G. as a commander, was long enough (over two weeks).The astronauts throughout the flight time performed no exercise, and after landing because they have long adapted to terrestrial conditions: could not move, feel bad.This led to the conclusion that the ship is a must trainer for sports activities during long trips to space expanses.
