Yuri Malyshev (cosmonaut)

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.[1][2]

Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev
Born(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Died8 November 1999(1999-11-08) (aged 58)
NationalitySoviet
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankColonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
11d 19h 59m
SelectionAir Force Group 4
MissionsSoyuz T-2, Soyuz T-11/Soyuz T-10

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 2020-01-13.


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