Valentin Filatyev (1930)
Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. He attended the Stalingrad HAF pilots School, graduating in 1955, and…
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Geneviève Bujold (1942)
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Allie Sherman (1923)
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Tony Snow (1955)
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