Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: moscow , russia - mission: voskhod 1 - type: cosmonaut - insignia: 30px - caption: konstantin feoktistov in 1965 - death date: 21 november 2009 - selection: civilian specialist group 1 - birth date: 7 february 1926 - name: konstantin feoktistov - time: 1d 00h 17m - image: konstantin feoktistov 1965.jpg - birth place: voronezh , soviet union - occupation: engineer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of konstantin feoktistov .
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konstantin petrovich feoktistov -lrb- ; 7 february 1926 -- 21 november 2009 -rrb- was a soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer .feoktistov also wrote several books on space technology and exploration .the feoktistov crater on the far side of the moon is named in his honor .