Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin (Russian: Ю́рий Петро́вич Артю́хин; 22 June 1930 – 4 August 1998) was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space.[1]

Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin
Born	(1930-06-22)22 June 1930 Pershutino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	4 August 1998(1998-08-04) (aged 68) Zvyozdny Gorodok, Russia
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	15d 17h 30m
Selection	Air Force Group 2
Missions	Soyuz 14

Artyukhin graduated from the Soviet Air Force Institute with a doctorate in engineering, specializing in military communication systems. He was selected for the space programme in 1963 and would have flown on the Voskhod 3 mission had it not been canceled. He made his single flight on Soyuz 14 in 1974, where his area of expertise was presumably put to good use.

He left the space programme in 1982 and held various positions in space-related fields. Most notably, he was involved in the development of the Soviet space shuttle Buran and in cosmonaut training.

He died of cancer on 4 August 1998.[2]

He was awarded:

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Order of Lenin
• Order of the Red Star
• Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
• Jan Krasicki Cross (Poland)

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[de] Juri Petrowitsch Artjuchin

[fr] Iouri Artioukhine

[it] Jurij Petrovič Artjuchin

[ru] Артюхин, Юрий Петрович