Biography: cosmonaut Nikolai Andrian Grigorievich

In the history of astronautics there are many names of people who risked their health for the sake of the prosperity of science, made great discoveries. They were people who conquered space. Among them is the cosmonaut Nikolai Andrian Grigorievich. What was his life on Earth and in space, read in this article.

Biography: cosmonaut Nikolayev A. in childhood

In the family of simple peasants - milkmaids Anna and groom Gregory September 5 in 1929 a son was born, who was named Andrian. They lived then in a small village called Shorshely (Chuvash Republic).

Until Andrian said goodbye to the school bench, he bore the name Grigoriev (on behalf of his father - Grigory, so it was instituted at that time).

In addition to Andrian, the family had three children, they lived very poorly. The future cosmonaut dreamed of becoming a paramedic, but parents could not give medical education to their son. Therefore, on the recommendation of his elder brother, Andrian entered the forestry technical school and moved to Mariinsky Posad. In 1947, he successfully graduated from the technical school and was sent by distribution to the trust "Yuzhkarelles" master, where he worked on logging until 1950. Then he joined the army and forever linked his life with aviation. In 1951 he entered the aviation school, and then since 1954 he served in military units near Moscow.

Biography: cosmonaut Nikolayev A.G. - the first flight

In 1960, the first group of cosmonauts of the USSR was formed , and Nikolaev also got there. While preparing for the flight, he always worked at full strength, never finished training, until he realized that he had learned this part of the program 100%. He understood that there is no important and not very important here - any omission could lead to sad consequences.

The flight of 1962, in which Andrian Grigoryevich took part, was very fruitful.

The first group flight in the history of cosmonautics with the participation of Vostok-3 and Vostok-4 allowed us to draw conclusions about the quality of radio communication outside the Earth. During the flight, the results of many scientific, technical and medical experiments were obtained. The first person who was in the ship without a spacesuit was cosmonaut Nikolayev.

His biography testifies that the books "Cosmos - the road without end" and "Let's meet in orbit", which many cosmic men read at one time, are a description of his own impressions and experiences.

Biography: cosmonaut Nikolayev A.G. - the second journey into space

In 1970, the longest (at that time) space flight was made, and the commander of the ship was Andrian Grigoryevich. The journey lasted more than 17 days. After landing, a phenomenon such as the Nikolaev effect was discovered. Astronauts could not move for a while and felt a strong ailment as a result of the fact that during the whole flight they did not perform almost any physical exercises. Nikolaev has supplemented the program of preparation for flights with data that sports simulators must necessarily be installed on the ship.

Biography: cosmonaut Nikolayev A.G. - personal life

In 1963, Andrian Grigorievich's wife became the first woman in the world to choose the profession of cosmonaut - Valentina Tereshkova. After 18 years of marriage they broke up. Daughter (the only child in the world whose parents are cosmonauts) Elena chose the profession of a doctor.

In 2004 (July 3), a great astronaut, twice Hero of the USSR, had a heart attack, as a result, at the age of 74 he died.