Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts

Malenchenko

Yuri Malenchenko

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Yuri Ivanovich

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Personal data

Birthdate:  22.12.1961
Birthplace:  Svetlovodsk / Kirovograd Oblast / Ukrainian SSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  26.03.1987
Job:  Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Job Time Duration
1  Soyuz TM-19  Commander  01.07.1994 - 04.11.1994 125d 22h 53m 
2  STS-106  MSP  08.09.2000 - 20.09.2000 11d 19h 12m 
3  Soyuz TMA-2 / ISS-07  Commander  26.04.2003 - 28.10.2003 184d 22h 46m 
4  Soyuz TMA-11 / ISS-16  Commander  10.10.2007 - 19.04.2008 191d 19h 07m 
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7        
Total  514d 11h 58m 

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Double assignments

No. Mission Job
1  Soyuz TM-18  Commander
2  Soyuz TMA-9  Commander

Additional information

Graduated from Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School, Chuguyev, with a pilot-engineer's diploma, 1983; graduated from Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, 1993; Colonel, Russian Air Force; was selected as cosmonaut on 26.03.1987 (TsPK-8); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 12/87 - 6/89; hobbies: sports and games, music, hunting.

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