Georgy Shonin
Georgy Stepanovich Shonin was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space program in 1979 for medical reasons.
Shonin's family hid a Jewish family from the Nazis during WWII.
Shonin later worked as the director of the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence.
He died of a heart attack in 1997.Awards and honors
