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| | Cosmonaut Bio: Vladimir Titov 10/02 |
 | | A veteran of five space flights, Titov served as commander on Soyuz T-8 and Soyuz T-10 in 1983 and Soyuz TM-4 in 1987, and flew on the crew of STS-63 in 1995 and STS-86 in 1997. |
 | | The Soyuz descent module was pulled clear by the launch escape system, and after being subjected to 15-17 G’s, the crew landed safely some 2.5 miles (4 km) from the launch vehicle, which apparently exploded seconds after the Soyuz separated. |
 | | On February 26, 1988, the two cosmonauts carried out an EVA lasting 4 hours and 25 minutes, during which they removed one of the sections of the solar panel and installed a new one. |
| www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/titov.html (1419 words) |
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