Musa Manarov
| Musa Khiramanovich Manarov | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani, Soviet |
| Born |
March 22, 1951 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Other occupation | Flight engineer |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
| Time in space | 541d 00h 28m |
| Selection | 1978 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Mir EO-3 (Soyuz TM-4 / Soyuz TM-6), Mir EO-8 (Soyuz TM-11) |
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Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (Russian: Муса Хираманович Манаров, born March 22, 1951 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Soviet Azerbaijani cosmonaut who has spent 541 days in space.[1] He is an ethnic Adyghe from Northern Caucasus.
He was a colonel at the Soviet Air Force and graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute with an engineering diploma in 1974. Musa was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978.
From December 21, 1987 to December 21, 1988 he flew as flight engineer on Soyuz TM-4. The duration was 365 days 22 hours 38 minutes. From December 2, 1990 to May 26, 1991 he flew again as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-11. The duration was 175 days 1 hour 50 minutes,[2] the longest continuous time spent in space by anyone at that time. During his 176-day stay, Manarov observed the Earth and worked in space manufacturing. He also performed 20 hours of spacewalks.[3] Manarov currently lives in Russia.
Awards and honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the October Revolution
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Foreign awards:
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Order of Stara Planina (Republic of Bulgaria)
- Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Republic of Bulgaria)
- Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)
Personal life
Manarov is married with two children.