Yuri Malenchenko
Astronaut and spaceflight commander
Born
December 22nd, 1961
63 years ago
Category
Explorers & Adventurers
Country
Russia
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A Soviet and later Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut, completed two spaceflights aboard the Space Shuttle and five missions on the Russian Mir space station. Accumulated a total of 827 days in space over a career spanning from 1986 to 2007. Commanded the International Space Station and participated in the first spacewalk by a Russian in ten years. Played a vital role in the success of the Mir program and contributed to significant scientific research during missions. In 1994, became the first person to be married in space, representing a notable moment in space history.
Completed seven spaceflights
Commanded ISS and Mir missions
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