page_title: Boris Yegorov
section_title: Literature
hierarchical_section_title: Boris Yegorov / Literature
context_page_description: Boris Borisovich Yegorov was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut who became the first physician to make a space flight.
  Yegorov came from a medical background, with his father a prominent heart surgeon, and his mother an ophthalmologist. He also selected medicine as a career and graduated from the First Moscow Medical Institute in 1961. During the course of his studies, he came into contact with Yuri Gagarin's training and became interested in space medicine.
  Yegorov earned his doctorate in medicine, with his specialisation being in disorders of the sense of balance.
  Yegorov was selected as a member of the multi-disciplinary team that flew on Voskhod 1. It has been suggested that his father's influence within the Politburo may have had some bearing on the selection. As a result of this space flight, Yegorov was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union on October 19, 1964.
  He died from a heart attack in 1994.
context_section_description: "Rockets and people" – B. E. Chertok, M: "mechanical engineering", 1999. ISBN 5-217-02942-0
  "The hidden space" – Nikolai Kamanin, М: "Инфортекс-ИФ, 1995.
  "S. P. Korolev. Encyclopedia of life and creativity" - edited by C. A. Lopota, RSC Energia. S. P. Korolev, 2014 ISBN 978-5-906674-04-3
  The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur
caption: 1964 USSR postage stamp honouring Boris Yegorov
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