Yuri Malenchenko

Yuri Malenchenko
Malenchenko in 2003
Born (1961-12-22) December 22, 1961 (age 62)
Khrushchev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Svitlovodsk, Ukraine)
StatusRetired[1]
NationalityRussian
Other namesYuri Ivanovich Malenchenko
OccupationFighter pilot
Awards Hero of Kazakhstan
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankColonel, Russian Air Force
Time in space
827 days 09 hours 20 minutes
Selection1987 TsPK Cosmonaut Group
Total EVAs
6
Total EVA time
34 hours and 52 minutes
MissionsSoyuz TM-19 (Mir EO-16) STS-106, Soyuz TMA-2 (Expedition 7), Soyuz TMA-11 (Expedition 16), Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33), Soyuz TMA-19M (Expedition 46/47)
Mission insignia

Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zealand, on the International Space Station.[2] As of December 2023, Malenchenko ranks third for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS).[3] He is a former commander of the International Space Station.

  1. ^ Второй по пребыванию в космосе рекордсмен Юрий Маленченко ушел из отряда космонавтов
  2. ^ Juan A. Lozano (August 10, 2003). "Man on International Space Station Weds Bride on Earth". SPACE.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Peggy Whitson and Station Crew Back Home". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.

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