Mars Zakirovich Rafikov (Russian: Марс Закирович Рафиков 29 September 1933 – 23 July 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. Senior Lieutenant Rafikov age 26 was selected as one of the original 20 cosmonauts on March 7 1960 along with Yuri Gagarin.
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