Musa Manarov
Astronaut
1951 –
Who is Musa Manarov?
Musa Khiramanovich Manarov is a Soviet Azerbaijani cosmonaut who has spent 541 days in space. He is a ehtic 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, 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. Manarov currently lives in Russia.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1951
Baku - Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Lived in
- Baku
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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