Type: | Soviet cosmonaut |
Birth Date: | 1942 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bor, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation: | Pilot |
Rank: | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Selection: | Air Force Group 3 |
Time: | 2d 00h 06m |
Mission: | Soyuz 23 |
Retirement: | 14 May 1987 |
Native Name: | Вячеслав Зудов |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Russian: Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, 8 January 1942 – 12 June 2024) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Zudov was selected as a cosmonaut on 23 October 1965, flew as commander on Soyuz 23 on 14–16 October 1976, and retired on 14 May 1987.[1] He was married and had two children. Zudov died on 12 June 2024, at the age of 82.[2]