Pavel Ivanovich Belyaev - an astronaut, has the title of Hero of the USSR. He received many honors, including the Order of Lenin. He was the head of the man’s exit into space, which occurred for the first time, he was A. Leonov.
Biography
Pavel Ivanovich was born on 06/26/1925 in Chelishchev (Vologda Oblast). After school, he became a turner at the Sinarsky Pipe Plant (since 1942). In 1943, he volunteered for the army, studied at the Sarapul Aviation School.
Since 1944, he was sent to the Yeisk School to study as a sea pilot. After that, Belyaev was sent to Primorye. Naval aviation, where he served, participated in the war with Japan.
In the postwar years, he served in the Pacific Fleet, began to replace the squadron commander, and learned to fly in 7 different planes. In 1956, Belyaev was sent to study at the Air Force Academy. Zhukovsky. During this period, he was offered to become an astronaut and sent to the squad. This happened in 1960.
Injury
Future astronauts underwent a lot of training, including parachuting. In 1964, Belyaev needed to make 2 jumps, delayed for 30 seconds. The second landing was unsuccessful, he injured his leg, ending up in a hospital for a long time.
The treatment was long and difficult, Paul was able to recover, but only after a year did he manage to return. In order to be allowed to train again, he had to take the test, consisting of 7 jumps.
Space
In 1965, he and his partner A. Leonov started on the Voskhod-2 ship. Belyaev became the 10th astronaut. The flight program included the exit of man into space, A. Leonov did it.
During work on the ship, 7 accidents happened, 3 of them could cause death. The control system on the ship stopped working, Belyaev was able to switch the automation to manual mode, then made the settings in the brake system. This caused a course deviation, so the landing occurred in the taiga.
The flight duration was 26 hours. After landing, the astronauts had to wait a long time for the search squad, surviving at a temperature of -25 ° C.
