Gennady Manakov

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1950–2019)

Space careerRoscosmos cosmonautRankColonel, Soviet Air Force

Time in space

309d 21h 18mSelection1985MissionsSoyuz TM-10, Soyuz TM-16^[1]^[2], Mir

Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (Russian: Геннадий Михайлович Манаков; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019)^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] He was married with two children. He died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev.^[6]

Awards

Hero of the Soviet Union
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
Order of Military Merit
Order of Lenin
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)

References

^ "astronautix.com: Manakov (mission chronology)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03.
^ "Manakov Gennadi Mikhailovich". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
^ Умер летчик-космонавт СССР Геннадий Манаков (in Russian)
^ "Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, colonel/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-10, TM-16 June 1 in History".
^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Gennadi Manakov".
^ "Zomrel bývalý ruský kozmonaut Gennadij Manakov". 26 September 2019.