Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov

Test cosmonaut cosmonaut corps CTC Air Force Air Force Col. RF 69 th Cosmonaut USSR / Russia, 229 th kosnonavt world.

Born June 1, 1950 Mr. Andrew Efimovka in the village district of the Orenburg region. Russian. In 1973, Mr.. graduated Armavir VVAUL Air Defense. He served as a fighter pilot in the Kiev Military District Air Defense, the senior pilot, deputy commander of the aviation squadron commander for political affairs in the Far Eastern Air Defense District and in the same position in the Moscow Air Defense District.

In 1980. graduated from the Center test aircraft and training of test pilots and continued to serve as a test pilot. He experienced bombers, fighter-interceptors in the position of test pilot, the lead engineer, senior test pilot,. In 1985, without interruption from work finished Akhtubinsky branch MAI (Faculty "Rise"), specializing in Aerospace ".

In 1985, Mr.. decision GMVK selected as a candidate for the astronauts from GKNII Air Force and seconded to ECV in CTC. In 1987 graduated from the ECV method charges. In January 1988, enlisted in the Air Force cosmonaut Cosmonaut Training Center.

He made two space flights, 1 st space flight was made from 1 August to 10 December 1990. As commander of the 7 th main mission to Mir and Soyuz TM-10 "During the flight in open space duration of 2 hours 45 min. Duration: 130 days 20 hours 35 min 51 sec. Call Vulkan.

In 1992. there was an interesting case. Manakov prepared as a backup crew commander on the program 12 th main mission to Mir ". The commander of the second crew was then Valery Korzun. After removal from the preparation of the second crew (Valery Korzun, Alexander Laveykin) on anthropometric parameters crew G. Manakov was appointed the second, and then the first.

Second space flight Manakov made from 24 January to 22 July 1993. as commander of Soyuz TM-16 "Program EO-13, together with A. Poleschuk. During the mission he undertook two EVAs totaling 9 o'clock 58 min. Duration: 179 days 00 hours 43 min 45 sec.

From January to September 1995. trained as a commander of the second crew on the program E0-20 with Vinogradov and C. Fuglesang. From October 1995 to July 1996. passes directly trained as a commander of the first crew of Soyuz TM-24 "program EO-22/NASA-3 /" Cassiopeia ", together with P. Vinogradov, Dzh.Blahoy and K.Andre-Deshays.

August 9, 1996, Mr.. during pre-flight medical examination found he had heart disease.

August 12, 1996, Mr.. RSA board decided to replace the crew. At this time, Valery Korzun took place Gennady Manakov.

Gennady Manakov has the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union and "pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR". He was awarded the medal "Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, five medals

. Manakov has qualified "Military Pilot 1 st Class, . "Test pilot class 1" (mastered 42 types and modifications of aircraft, . flying 1620 hours), . Cosmonaut class 1 ", . "Instructor parashyutnodesantnoy training" (completed 248 parachute jumps),
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Gennady Manakov married to Lyudmila Ivanovna, a daughter Julia and son Alexis.