Yuri Baturin, born June 12, 1949 in Moscow, Russia, is a veteran of two space flights.
His first mission was aboard Soyuz TM-28 to the space station Mir in August 1998. He was part of the expedition Mir EP-4 and stayed on board for over 11 days. He returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-27.
His second and final mission was aboard Soyuz TM-32 in April 2001 to the International Space Station. He was part of ISS EP-1 and remained on board for almost 8 days. He returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-31.
Prior to becoming an astronaut,Baturin was an Assistant to the President for Boris Yeltsin.
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