6890 Savinykh | Discovered 1975 Sept. 3 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. |
Victor Petrovich Savinykh (b. 1940), a first-class pilot-cosmonaut, was on board the Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir stations. He is a professor and head of the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography, as well as the author of many textbooks, monographs and popular books on science. |
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