Anatoly Filipchenko

Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (Анато́лий Васи́льевич Фили́пченко; born February 26, 1928 in Davydovka, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.

After leaving the space programme in 1982 Filipchenko became the Deputy Director of the OKB in Kharkiv.

He was awarded:
 * Hero of the Soviet Union
 * Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
 * Order of Lenin
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 * Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
 * State Prize of the USSR
 * Order of the Banner of the Bulgarian People's Republic
 * Medal "For the Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovakia)
 * Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (GDR)