Yuri Guidzenko

Details

Instance of

human

Born

26 March 1962

Place of birth

Yelanets

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Yury

Occupation

aircraft pilot, astronaut, military personnel, test cosmonaut

Citizenship

Soviet Union, Russia

Awards

Hero of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Order of Military Merit, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", medal for distinguished military service, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, Yuri A. Gagarin Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of space activities, Medal for distinguished military service, 1st class

educated at

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography

languages spoken, written or signed

Russian

member of the crew of

Expedition 1, Soyuz TM-22, Soyuz TM-31, Soyuz TM-34, STS-102, Soyuz TM-33

military branch

Russian Air Force

military, police or special rank

colonel

significant event

extra-vehicular activity

time in space

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