Vitaliy Zholobov
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| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | June 18, 1937 Zburjevka, Ukrainian SSR |
| Occupation1 | Engineer |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
| Space time | 49d 06h 23m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz 21 |
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Vitali Mikhailovich Zholobov (Russian: Виталий Михайлович Жолобов; born June 18, 1937 in Zburjevka, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the flight engineer.
Zholobov joined the space programme from the Soviet Air Force where he held the rank of Colonel-engineer.
His only trip to space involved a two-month stay on the Salyut 5 space station, during which Zholobov developed terrible space-sickness. Due to this, and perhaps other reasons, the mission had to be cut short. He was in orbit from June 6, 1976 to August 24, 1976.
Although he never flew again, Zholobov stayed in the space programme until 1981 when he resigned to become director of a geological science research group.
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