Today in aviation history – 5th April

On 5th April 2010 died Witalij Iwanowicz Siewastjanow. He was born on 8th July 1935 in Krasnouralsk. He was a Soviet astronaut and took part in Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions. He spent 80 days 16 hours 19 minutes and 3 seconds in aerospace.