Musa Khiramanovich Manarov ( lbe, Муса Хираманович Манаров; born March 22, 1951, in
Baku,
Azerbaijan SSR) is a former cosmonaut who spent 541 days in space.
He was a colonel in the
Soviet Air Force
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and graduated from the
Moscow Aviation Institute
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with an engineering qualification in 1974. Musa was selected as a
cosmonaut
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on December 1, 1978.
From December 21, 1987, to December 21, 1988, he flew as
flight engineer
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on
Soyuz TM-4. The flight duration was 365 days 22 hours 38 minutes. From December 2, 1990, to May 26, 1991, he flew again as a flight engineer on
Soyuz TM-11. The duration was 175 days 1 hour 50 minutes, the longest continuous time spent in space by anyone at that time. During his 176-day stay, Manarov observed the Earth and worked in space manufacturing. He also performed 20 hours of spacewalks. Manarov lives in Russia.
Personal life
Manarov is married with two children. He is an ethnic
Lak.
He lives in Moscow, while his mother still lives in Baku.
Awards and honors
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Hero of the Soviet Union
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Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
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Order of Lenin
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Order of the October Revolution
The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...
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Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Foreign awards:
* Officer of the
Legion of Honour
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(France)
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Order of Stara Planina (Republic of Bulgaria)
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Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Republic of Bulgaria)
* Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)
See also
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List of Muslim astronauts
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
Military personnel from Baku
Laks (Caucasus)
Soviet cosmonauts
Spacewalkers
Mir crew members
Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Recipients of the Order of Georgi Dimitrov
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