Who was born on August 8
Svetlana Savitskaya, vice-chairman Committee State Duma of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on defense. Twice Hera Soviet Union (the only woman, awarded this rank twice). Worked as the pilot-instructor of the Central aero club of V.P. Chkalov, the test pilot NGO"Vzlet" and the Moscow engineering plant "Skorost" (nowadays JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "OKB NAMED AFTER A. S. YAKOVLEV"). Mastered over 20 types of planes, has the general raid more than 2 thousand hours. In 1980 Svetlana Savitskaya was attached to group of astronauts NGO "ENERGIYA" (nowadays PUBLIC JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "PKK "ENERGIYA" Page P name...