Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Gennadi Mikhailovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.06.1950 |
| Birthplace: | Yefimovka / Orenburg Oblast / Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 02.09.1985 |
| Selection group: | GKNII-2 /TsPK-9 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 20.12.1996 |
| Date of death: | 26.09.2019 |
| Place of death: | Moscow / Russian Federation |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-10 / Mir-7 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 01.08. - 10.12.1990 | 130d 20h 35m |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-16 / Mir-13 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 24.01. - 22.07.1993 | 179d 00h 43m |
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| Total | 309d 21h 18m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-9 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-15 | Commander |
| 3 | Soyuz TM-22 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute,
1985; Colonel, Soviet Air Force, Res.; test pilot; was selected as cosmonaut on
02.09.1985 (GKNII-2); 1988 transferred to
TsPK-9;
OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 11/85 - 12/87;
hobbies: Hunting, team games; he was assigned as commander for
Soyuz TM-24 but grounded five days before
launch, because of heart problems; later he worked in the
TsPK; since 2000 retired. |
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