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| | News - Readers Send Rich Variety of Questions About St. Petersburg - The St. Petersburg Times. General news from ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Soviet cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov, who was the first cosmonaut-scientist in the world, and is also a professor, answered that Soviet cosmonauts were sent on their missions according to a predetermined order. |
 | | Feoktistov said that of the two crew members Leonov, who was a co-pilot to pilot Pavel Belyayev, probably was chosen to space walk because he was the stronger of the two. |
 | | Feoktistov said in general people, mainly pilots, who were willing and were selected to become cosmonauts, had to have good health and be psychologically strong. |
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