Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Cosmonaut Yury Malyshev born 1941


Yury Malyshev, born August 27, 1941 in the former Soviet Union, went into space twice.  His first mission was aboard Soyuz T-2 as commander in June 1980 to Salyut 6.

His second mission was aboard Soyuz T-11 as commander in April 1984 to Salyut 7. He returned to Earth on Soyuz T-10 about a week later.

Malyshev passed away in November 1999.


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