The daughter of cosmonaut Grechko called the cause of the death of his father
Cosmonaut Georgy Grechko died from heart failure, told RBC his daughter Olga.
According to relatives cosmonaut Grechko “passed away today at 6:40 GMT 81 in the hospital.” “Last minutes with him were his wife Catherine, the cause of death was heart failure,” — said the interlocutor of RBC, noting that the family Grechko “love and remember”.
He was very bright chelovekami Olga
On the death of George Grechko became known earlier, on 8 April. He was 85 years old.
A day earlier, the source TASS reported on the hospitalization of an astronaut, but later this information RBC denied his daughter Olga. “No, he’s home now and rest,” she said, explaining that at the hospital, according to her, “just had a consult”.
Grechko was born in 1931 in Leningrad.
During his career, he was flown into orbit, which spent more than 134 days, and once out into open space
In the Soviet era cosmonaut was awarded three orders of Lenin and was awarded the medal “For merit in space exploration”, “For labour difference”, “For valiant labor” and others.