Yuri Ponomaryov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yuri Ponomaryov

Russian cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1932

Place of Birth: Kadaja, Põlva County, Estonia

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2005

Profession: aircraft pilot, explorer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Yuri Ponomaryov (1932–2005) was a Russian cosmonaut. He married fellow cosmonaut Valentina Ponomaryova in 1972 and the couple had two children before divorcing.
As with Valentina, Yuri did not get to fly into space although he did serve on the Soyuz 18 backup crew.