Yuri Malyshev (cosmonaut)
Soviet cosmonaut (1941–1999)
Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev | |
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![]() Malyshev in c. 1980 | |
Born | (1941-08-27)27 August 1941 Nikolayevsk, Volgograd Oblast, USSR |
Died | 8 November 1999(1999-11-08) (aged 58) Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation |
Nationality | Soviet |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 11d 19h 59m |
Selection | Air Force Group 4 |
Missions | Soyuz T-2, Soyuz T-11/Soyuz T-10 |
Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev (Russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Ма́лышев; 27 August 1941 – 8 November 1999) was a Soviet cosmonaut who served on the Soyuz T-2 (5–9 June 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (3–11 April 1984) missions.[1][2]
Awards and honors
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 June 1980 and 11 April 1984)[citation needed]
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (16 June 1980)[citation needed]
- Two Orders of Lenin (16 June 1980 and 11 April 1984)[citation needed]
- Ashoka Chakra (India, 1984)[citation needed]
Publications
- Co-author of the book USSR-India. At Space Orbit
References
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