Musa Manarov

Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (; ; born 22 March 1951) is a former Soviet cosmonaut who spent 541 days in space.

He was a colonel in the Soviet Air Force and graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute with an engineering qualification in 1974. Musa was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978. 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 more than 20 hours of spacewalks. Manarov lives in Russia.

He was a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation (2007–2011) as part of the United Russia faction.

Personal life Manarov is married and has two children. He is an ethnic Lak. He lives in Moscow, while his mother still lives in Baku.

Awards and honors Hero of the Soviet Union Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Foreign awards: Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Order of Stara Planina (Republic of Bulgaria) Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Republic of Bulgaria) Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)