Cosmonaut Valeriy Rozhdestvenskiy has died

I can't find any earlier announcements of this.

Russian link: www.polit.ru...

Valeriy Rozhdestvenskiy has died, on Aug 31, age 73.

Pronounced -- rozh - D'YEST -- venn - skee

Trained as military-salyut flight engineer, but rendezvous failed
and he and Zudov made only manned splashdown in Soviet/russian
space history, in Lake Tengiz, October 16, 1976. Soyuz-23.

Rumors were that at least one of the recovery team drowned
during the night-long rescue, during which the
crew was given up for dead as well.

artist concept of nighttime splashdown: www.astronautix.com...
www.spacefacts.de...
www.astronautix.com...

reply to post by JimOberg


I remember your account of that incident from Red Star in Orbit.

Счастливого пути, космонавт.

I can't imagine the strength and endurance that he possessed to keep himself and his crewman alive during the time of his splash down.
May G_D rest his soul.
And peace to the cosmonauts.
(Violater1 slowly raises his right hand in salute, holds salute for 60 seconds and
returns to parade rest.)