Oldřich Pelčák, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Oldřich Pelčák

Czech astronaut and pilot

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1943

Place of Birth: Zlín, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Oldrich Pelcák (born November 2, 1943 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer.
He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Military Academy.
In 1976, Pelcák was selected as backup of Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission.
They were the first cosmonauts who were neither Americans nor Soviets.