Oldřich Pelčák Explained

Oldřich Pelčák
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:2 November 1943
Birth Place:Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Selection:Air Force Group 6
Missions:Soyuz 28 (backup)

Oldřich Pelčák (2 November 1943 – 7 October 2023) was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup for fellow Czech Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission.[1] Remek was the first man in space who was neither American nor Soviet. Pelčák, who did not fly in space, died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 79.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exkluzivně: Remkův let očima jeho náhradníka Pelčáka . Aktuálně.cz . cs. 30 January 2010.
  2. News: Zemřel vojenský pilot Oldřich Pelčák, Remkův náhradník při letu do vesmíru. Bylo mu 79 let . 7 October 2023 . Lidovky . 7 October 2023.