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Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1950–2019)

Gennady Manakov
Born Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov(1950-06-01)1 June 1950Yefimovka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 26 September 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 69)
Nationality Soviet / Russian
Occupation Test pilot
Awards Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of Military Merit Order of Friendship of Peoples [Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"](/wiki/Medal%5F%22For%5FMerit%5Fin%5FSpace%5FExploration%22 "Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"")
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Rank Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space 309d 21h 18m
Selection 1985
Missions Soyuz TM-10, Soyuz TM-16[1][2], Mir

Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (Russian: Геннадий Михайлович Манаков; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019)[3] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights to the Mir space station.

He was born in Yefimovka, Chkalov Oblast, Russian SFSR, on 1 June 1950.[4] He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16, before retiring on 20 December 1996.[5] He was married with two children. He died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev.[6]

  1. ^ "astronautix.com: Manakov (mission chronology)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03.
  2. ^ "Manakov Gennadi Mikhailovich". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  3. ^ Умер летчик-космонавт СССР Геннадий Манаков (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, colonel/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-10, TM-16 June 1 in History".
  5. ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Gennadi Manakov".
  6. ^ "Zomrel bývalý ruský kozmonaut Gennadij Manakov". 26 September 2019.