Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (Russian: Муса Хираманович Манаров; born 22 March 1951) is the first Azerbaijani cosmonaut who spent 541 days in space.[1]
Musa Manarov | |
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| Муса Манаров | |
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| Born | 22 March 1951 |
| Status | Retired |
| Occupation | Flight engineer |
| Awards | |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 541d 00h 28m |
| Selection | 1978 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Mir EO-3 (Soyuz TM-4 / Soyuz TM-6), Mir EO-8 (Soyuz TM-11) |
He was a colonel in the Soviet Air Force and graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute with an engineering qualification in 1974. Musa was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978.[1]
From 21 December 1987 to 21 December 1988, he flew as flight engineer on Soyuz TM-4. The flight duration was 365 days, 22 hours, and 38 minutes. From 2 December 1990 to 26 May 1991, he flew again as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-11. The duration was 175 days, 1 hour, and 50 minutes,[2] the longest continuous time spent in space by anyone then. During his 176-day stay, Manarov observed the Earth and worked in space manufacturing. He also performed more than 20 hours of spacewalks.[3] Manarov lives in Russia.
He was a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation (2007-2011) as part of the United Russia faction.
Personal life edit
Manarov is married and has two children. He is an ethnic Lak.[4][5] He lives in Moscow, while his mother still lives in Baku.
Awards and honors edit
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the October Revolution
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Foreign awards:
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Order of Stara Planina (Republic of Bulgaria)
- Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Republic of Bulgaria)
- Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b 5-й созыв (2008-2011) Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "Musa Khiramanovich". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Soyuz TM-11". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Interview 1news.az (in Russian)
- ^ "Манаров Муса Хираманович".
External links edit
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