About Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev
Lived 1941 – 1999 (aged 58). Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was a Russian aircraft pilot, astronaut and aviator.
Yuri Vasilyevich Malyshev (; 27 August 1941 8 November 1999) was a Soviet cosmonaut who served on the Soyuz T-2 (5–9 June 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (3–11 April 1984) missions.
Awards and honors Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 June 1980 and 11 April 1984) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (16 June 1980) Two Orders of Lenin (16 June 1980 and 11 April 1984) Ashoka Chakra (India, 1984)
Publications Co-author of the book USSR-India. At Space Orbit
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Who was Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev?
Soviet cosmonaut (1941-1999)
When was Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev born?
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was born on 27 August 1941 in Nikolayevsk.
When did Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev die?
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev died on 8 November 1999 in Zvyozdny Gorodok.
What was Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev's occupation?
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was an aircraft pilot, astronaut and aviator.
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Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was Russian.
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