Oldřich Pelčák

Czech cosmonaut and engineer (1943–2023)

Oldřich Pelčák
Pelčák in 2011
Born	(1943-11-02)2 November 1943 Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died	7 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 79)
Nationality	Czech
Space career
Selection	Air Force Group 6
Missions	Soyuz 28 (backup)

Oldřich Pelčák (2 November 1943 – 7 October 2023) was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup for fellow Czech Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission.^[1] Remek was the first man in space who was neither American nor Soviet. Pelčák, who did not fly in space, died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 79.^[2]

References

^ "Exkluzivně: Remkův let očima jeho náhradníka Pelčáka" (in Czech). Aktuálně.cz. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ "Zemřel vojenský pilot Oldřich Pelčák, Remkův náhradník při letu do vesmíru. Bylo mu 79 let". Lidovky. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.