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Yuri Malyshev (cosmonaut)

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Soviet cosmonaut (1941–1999)

Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev
Malyshev in c. 1980
Born(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Nikolayevsk, Volgograd Oblast, USSR
Died8 November 1999(1999-11-08) (aged 58)
Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation
NationalitySoviet
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankColonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space11d 19h 59m
SelectionAir Force Group 4
MissionsSoyuz 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.

Awards and honors

Publications

  • Co-author of the book USSR-India. At Space Orbit

References

  1. Air Force Magazine, Volume 78, Issues 2-12. Washington DC: USAF. 1995. p. 27.
  2. Lebedev, Yuri. "Малышев Юрий Васильевич". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
Ashoka Chakra award recipients
2011 to 2030
1991 to 2010
1971 to 1990
1951 to 1970


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