Nikolayev
Americannoun
noun
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Andriyan Nikolayev, right, and Vitaly Sevastyanov, a flight engineer, during training in a simulator at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in 1970.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022
Chuvashia’s governor, Oleg Nikolayev, said in televised remarks that it wasn’t immediately clear how long it will take to fix the section of the pipeline cut by the explosion.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
In 1962, one day after launching Andrian Nikolayev into orbit, the Soviet Union also sent up cosmonaut Pavel Popovich; both men landed safely Aug. 15.
From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2018
Since 2008, Nikolayev had worked for the Kiev-based daily Segodnya, covering war in Iran, Somalia and Libya.
From Time • Dec. 31, 2015
Almost five months later, Valentina married another cosmonaut, Andrian Nikolayev, who had been the third cosmonaut in space.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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