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| Yuri I. Malenchenko |
 NAME: Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Colonel, Russian Air Force) Test Cosmonaut at the Yu.A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center PERSONAL DATA: Born Dec. 22, 1961, in Svetlovodsk, Kirovograd Region, Ukraine. He has one son, Dmitri. His mother, Nina Ivanovna, father, Ivan Karpovich, and brother, Sergei Ivanovich live in Svetlovodsk. EDUCATION: Graduated from Svetlovodsk public schools. In 1983, he graduated from S.I. Gritsevets Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School with a pilot-engineer's diploma. In 1993, he graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy. HONORS: Awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation medal, and the National Hero of Kazakhstan medal. EXPERIENCE: After graduating from Military Aviation School, he served as pilot, senior pilot, and multi-ship flight lead. In 1987, he was assigned to the Cosmonaut Training Center. From December, 1987 to June 1989, he underwent a course of general space training. Since September, he has continued training as a member of a group of test cosmonauts. He was the Commander of the back-up crew for Mir 15. From July 1 to November 4, 1994, he served as Commander of Mir 16 with Musabayev, Polyakov, Kondakova, Victorenko, and Ulf Merbold. He has logged 126 days in space, including 2 EVA's totaling 12 hours. During this flight also, he controlled the first manual docking of Progress. He is assigned to the crew of STS-106, scheduled for launch in mid 2000. FEBRUARY 2000 |
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