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Yury Malyshev (cosmonaut)

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Nationality
  
Soviet

Role
  
Cosmonaut

Time in space
  
11d 19h 59m


Selection
  
Air Force Group 4

First space flight
  
Soyuz T-2

Name
  
Yury Malyshev

Other occupation
  
Pilot

Yury Malyshev (cosmonaut) wwwapril12derusscosmphotomalyshevjpg

Born
  
27 August 1941 Nikolayevsk, Volgograd Oblast, USSR (
1941-08-27
)

Awards
  
Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (2)

Died
  
November 8, 1999, Star City, Russia

Rank
  
Colonel, Soviet Air Forces

Similar People
  
Gennadi Strekalov, Vladimir Aksyonov, Oleg Atkov, Rakesh Sharma

Space missions
  
Soyuz T-11, Soyuz T-2

Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev (Russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Ма́лышев) was born in the village Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast (Volgograd Oblast), USSR, on 27 August 1941. He studied in Taganrog's high school N24, 1949-1959. He was married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 7 May 1967. He retired on 20 July 1988. He died on 8 November 1999 in Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation.

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He was Commander of Soyuz T-2 (5–9 June 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (3–11 April 1984).

Honorary titles and awards

  • 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'
  • References

    Yury Malyshev (cosmonaut) Wikipedia


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