Aleksei Gubarev, born March 29, 1931 in the former Soviet Union, went into space twice.
His first trip was aboard Soyuz 17 as commander to the Salyut 4 space station, launched in January 1975. It was the first of two long-term stays aboard the station. He returned to Earth in February 1975 after over 29 days.
His second and final flight was aboard Soyuz 28 to Salyut 6 in March 1978, where he participated in expedition EP-2. He returned to Earth after almost 8 days in space.
He passed away in February 2015.
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