A farewell ceremony for cosmonaut and State Duma deputy Alexander…

A farewell ceremony for cosmonaut and State Duma deputy Alexander Samokutyayev took place at the

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Alexander Samokutiaev died on June 17 at age 56
Funeral ceremony was held at the 'Pantheon of Defenders of the Fatherland' memorial cemetery in Moscow region
He was a cosmonaut and Hero of Russia
He conducted two space missions and two spacewalks
He was a deputy of the State Duma VII and VIII convocations

He was 56 years old at time of death — kommersant
He was 57 years old at time of death — vesti
He served in the Air Force from 1992 to 1998 in the Far East — kommersant
He served in the Air Force from 1992 to 1998 in the Far East — vesti
He worked at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center from 2000 to 2003 — kommersant
He worked at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center from 2000 to 2003 — vesti
He commanded the 'Soyuz TMA-21' mission in 2011 — kommersant
He commanded the 'Soyuz TMA-21' mission in 2011 — vesti
He was a deputy of the State Duma VII and VIII convocations — kommersant
He was a deputy of the State Duma VII and VIII convocations — vesti
He was awarded the Order of Honor IV degree in 2016 — kommersant
He was awarded the Order of Honor IV degree in 2016 — vesti