About
Lithuanian cosmonaut who test-flew the Soviet Space Shuttle, Buran.
Before fame
He graduated from Chernigov Higher Aviation School and served as a USSR pilot.
Trivia
He was killed in a fighter plane crash during an airshow in Salgareda.
Family life
He was raised in Marijampole, Lithuania.
Associated with
He and Alexei Leonov were both notable cosmonauts.
