Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov Status: Inactive. Trained as: Cosmonaut. Profession: Engineer. Sex: Male. Birth Date: 07 October 1936. Birth City: Dauriya. Birth State: Chita. Birth Country: Russia. Nationality: Russian. Affiliation: Soviet Air Force. Group: 1965 Air Force Group. Detachment: TsPK-3. Date Selected: 28 October 1965. Date Departed: 16 December 1967. Number of Flights: 0. Comments: . Flight Log
Soyuz VI Flight 1 - - 1969 Early - Assignment: Proposed Prime Crew.
The planned first flight of the Soyuz VI combat spacecraft was planned for early 1969, beating America's equivalent Manned Orbiting Lab. The project was cancelled in 1968.
