Gennady Manakov


Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights to the Mir space station.
Mankov was born in Yefimovka, Chkalov Oblast, Russian SFSR, on 1 June 1950. He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16, before retiring on 20 December 1996. He was married with two children. Gennadi died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev.

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