Yuri Malenchenko
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Date of Birth: 12/22/1961
Status: Retired
Nationality: Russia
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)
Biography
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961) 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 over New Zealand, on the International Space Station. As of June 2016, Malenchenko ranks second 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.
Space Experience
Time in Space: 827 days, 9 hours, 21 minutes, and 40 seconds
Number of Flights: 6
Number of Landings: 6
Number of Spacewalks: 6
EVA Time: 1 day, 10 hours, and 54 minutes
First Flight: 7/1/1994
Last Flight: 12/15/2015