Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk, born July 10, 1942, is a veteran of three Soyuz space flights and the first Belarusian travel in space.
His first flight was aboard Soyuz 13 as commander in December 1973. It was the Soviet Union's first mission dedicated to science mission.
His second flight was as Commander on Soyuz 18 to the space station Salyut 4 May-June 1975. The environmental conditions on Salyut 4 began to deteriorate and Klimuk was only able to take a 10-minute walk two days after he landed. It took him a full week before he completely recovered.
Klimuk's third and final fight was commander of Soyuz 30 June-July 1978 to Salyut 6.
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