Yuri Malyshev (cosmonaut) explained

Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev
Type:	Cosmonaut
Nationality:	Soviet
Birth Date:	27 August 1941
Birth Place:	Nikolayevsk, Volgograd Oblast, USSR
Death Place:	Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation
Occupation:	Pilot
Rank:	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Selection:	Air Force Group 4
Time:	11d 19h 59m
Mission:	Soyuz T-2, Soyuz T-11/Soyuz T-10
Awards:	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev (Russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Ма́лышев; 27 August 1941 8 November 1999) was a Soviet cosmonaut who served on the Soyuz T-2 (5–9 June 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (3–11 April 1984) missions.^{[1] [2]}

Awards and honors

• Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 June 1980 and 11 April 1984)
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (16 June 1980)
• Two Orders of Lenin (16 June 1980 and 11 April 1984)
• Ashoka Chakra (India, 1984)

Publications

• Co-author of the book USSR-India. At Space Orbit

Notes and References

1. Book: Air Force Magazine, Volume 78, Issues 2-12. USAF. 1995. Washington DC. 27. en.
2. Web site: Малышев Юрий Васильевич. Lebedev. Yuri. www.warheroes.ru. 2020-01-13.