Type: | Roscosmos cosmonaut |
Nationality: | Soviet / Russian |
Birth Name: | Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1950 |
Birth Place: | Yefimovka, Russian SFSR |
Occupation: | Test pilot |
Rank: | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Selection: | 1985 |
Time: | 309d 21h 18m |
Mission: | , Mir |
Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (Russian: Геннадий Михайлович Манаков; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He was married with two children. He died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev.[4]