Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (russian: Геннадий Михайлович Манаков; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019) 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. He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on
Soyuz TM-10
Soyuz TM-10 was the tenth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir.The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-tm10.htm
Crew
Mission highlights
TM-10 marked the return to earth of Japanese reporter T ...
and
Soyuz TM-16, before retiring on 20 December 1996. He was married with two children. He died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut
Maksim Surayev.
Awards
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Hero of the Soviet Union
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Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
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Order of Military Merit
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Order of Lenin
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Order of Friendship of Peoples
The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...
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Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
* Officer of the
Legion of Honour (France)
References
1950 births
2019 deaths
People from Orenburg Oblast
Moscow Aviation Institute alumni
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)
Russian cosmonauts
Soviet Air Force officers
Soviet cosmonauts
Spacewalkers
Mir crew members
Burials at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
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