Oldřich Pelčák
Czech astronaut and pilot
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| Intro | Czech astronaut and pilot | |
| Places | Czech Republic | |
| is | Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 2 November 1943, Zlín, Zlín District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic | |
| Age | 81 years |
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Oldřich Pelčák (born November 2, 1943 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Military Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup of Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission. They were the first cosmonauts who were neither Americans nor Soviets.