Yuri Malenchenko

Russian cosmonaut · Russia · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1961 · age 64

Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zealand, on the International Space Station.

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A life in dates

2013NASA Distinguished Public Service MedalAward2008NASA Distinguished Public Service MedalAwardNASA Space Flight MedalAward1994Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian FederationAward1961Born22 December 1961

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Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 7 commander inside the Zvezda Module of the ISS.

Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 16 Flight Engineer inside the Zvezda Module of the ISS.

Expedition 16 flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko participates in a spacewalk.

Expedition 32 flight engineer Malenchenko participates in a spacewalk on 20 August 2012.

Yuri Malenchenko in the Cupola module during Expedition 47.

The Soyuz TMA-19M crew during a fit check

Awards

NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal2013

NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal2008

NASA Space Flight Medal2008

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation1994

Hero of the Russian Federation

Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"

Order of Fatherland

Hero of the Kazakhstan

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class

Order of Military Merit

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class

Medal for Military Valour

Medal for Distinguished Military Service

Medal "For Impeccable Service"

Pilot-Cosmonaut of Kazakhstan

Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class

Medal "For Military Valour", 1st class

Medal for distinguished military service, 1st class

Medal for distinguished military service, 2nd class

Medal for distinguished military service, 3rd class

About this person

As of December 2023, Malenchenko ranks third for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS). He is a former commander of the International Space Station.

Country

Russia