Yuri Malyshev

Astronaut Russia. Born August 27, 1941 in the urban settlement (now - the city) Nikolaevsk Volgograd region. In 1963 he graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School behalf SI Gritsevets. He served in the Army Air Forces of the USSR. In 1967 he enlisted in the detachment of Soviet cosmonauts (1967 Group of the Air Force? 4). It has been a full course of general space training and preparing to fly aboard the type of Soyuz and Soyuz T. In September 1976 was part of the backup crew during the flight of spacecraft "Soyuz-22".

In 1977, the job at the Cosmonaut Training Center Gagarin graduated from the Air Force Academy named after Yury Gagarin. From 5 to 9 June 1980, together with Vladimir AKSYONOV flew into space as commander of the Soyuz T-2 ". Experienced in manned version of the new modification of the spacecraft. Length of stay in space was 3 days 22 hours 19 minutes 30 seconds. His second space flight began April 3, 1984, together with Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalova and Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma in space as commander of the Soyuz T-11.

Within a few days working on board the orbital station Salyut-7 ". Returned to Earth April 11, 1984 aboard the Soyuz T-10B ". Length of stay in space was 7 days 21 hours 40 minutes. Over 2 flights flown in space 11 days 19 hours 59 minutes 30 seconds. He worked at the Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yury Gagarin, was the deputy commander of the astronauts on the political part of. He served as president of the Soviet-Nepalese friendship.

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 16 June 1980 and April 11, 1984). He was awarded two Orders of Lenin and the Order of the Indian "Ashoka Chakra".