Gennady Manakov

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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Manakov.
Gennady Manakov
Born
Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov

(1950-06-01)1 June 1950
Yefimovka, Russian SFSR
Died26 September 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 69)
NationalitySoviet / Russian
OccupationTest pilot
Awards
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankColonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
309d 21h 18m
Selection1985
MissionsSoyuz TM-10, Soyuz TM-16[1][2], Mir

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

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


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