Yury Usachov, born October 9, 1957 in the former Soviet Union, is a veteran of four space flights, including two on Soyuz spacecraft and two on space shuttles.
Usachov's first trip into space was aboard Soyuz TM-18 in January 1994 as part of the Mir EO-15 crew. He performed EVAs to assess potential damage done to Mir when Soyuz TM-17 hit the space station twice while leaving. They found no damage. He returned to Earth in July 1994.
His second trip to space was aboard the Soyuz TM-23 spacecraft in February 1996 as part of the Mir EO-21 crew. Shannon Lucid joined him for part of his stay. He returned to Earth September 1996.
Usachov's third mission was on Atlantis (STS-101) in May 2000 as mission specialist to the International Space Station. The mission lasted almost 10 days.
His fourth and final trip into space was aboard Discovery (STS-102) in March 2001 to the ISS. He was the commander of Expedition 2, which lasted until August, when he returned to Earth on Discovery (STS-105).
Over the course of his career, he has performed seven EVA and has spent 553 days in space.
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