Gennady Manakov Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://ria.ru/20190926/1559171170.html Умер летчик-космонавт СССР Геннадий Манаков
  2. Web site: Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, colonel/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-10, TM-16 June 1 in History.
  3. Web site: Cosmonaut Biography: Gennadi Manakov.
  4. Web site: Zomrel bývalý ruský kozmonaut Gennadij Manakov . 26 September 2019 .