Gennady Manakov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Manakov.

Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (Russian: Геннадий Михайлович Манаков; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019)^[3] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights to the Mir space station.

Gennady Manakov
Born	Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (1950-06-01)1 June 1950 Yefimovka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	26 September 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 69)
Nationality	Soviet / Russian
Occupation	Test pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of Military Merit Order of Friendship of Peoples Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	309d 21h 18m
Selection	1985
Missions	Soyuz TM-10, Soyuz TM-16[1][2], Mir

He was born in Yefimovka, Chkalov Oblast, Russian SFSR, on 1 June 1950.^[4] He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16, before retiring on 20 December 1996.^[5] He was married with two children. He died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev.^[6]

Awards

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Order of Military Merit
• Order of Lenin
• Order of Friendship of Peoples
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
• Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)