Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zealand, on the International Space Station. As of December 2023, Malenchenko ranks third for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS). He is a former commander of the International Space Station.
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- Country
- 🇸🇺 Soviet Union / 🇷🇺 Russia
- Status
- Active
- Life
- 1961
Spaceflights
- Jul 1, 1994 Soyuz TM-19
- Sep 8, 2000 STS-106
- Apr 26, 2003 Soyuz TMA-2
- Oct 10, 2007 Soyuz TMA-11
- Jul 15, 2012 Soyuz TMA-05M
- Dec 15, 2015 Soyuz TMA-19M