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Also known as Musa Khiramanovich Manarov

Soviet cosmonaut

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Musa Manarov is a Soviet and Russian engineer, astronaut, politician, and flight engineer. Born in Baku in 1951, he was educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute and speaks Russian. He has worked in Moscow and holds the military rank of colonel. His name in his native language is Муса Маннаров Хираманнул арс.

Manarov served as a member of the crew for Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-6, and Soyuz TM-11. He spent time in space and is recognized in the Astronauts collection. He has received several awards, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, and the Officer of the Legion of Honour.

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Key facts

Born
( 1951-03-22 ) 22 March 1951 (age 75) , Baku , Azerbaijan SSR , Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan)
Occupation
Flight engineer
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Status
Retired
Rank
Colonel , Soviet Air Force
Time in space
541d 00h 28m
Selection
1978 Cosmonaut Group
Total evas
7 (3 during Mir EO-3, 4 during Mir Eo-8)
Total eva time
34h, 32m
Missions
Mir EO-3 ( Soyuz TM-4 / Soyuz TM-6 ), Mir EO-8 ( Soyuz TM-11 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russia
Place of birth
Baku
Occupation
flight engineer
Languages spoken
Russian
Military rank
colonel
Image
U2mir musa manarov.jpg
Work location
Moscow
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date of birth
1951-03-22
time in space
779068
Commons category
Musa Manarov
name in native language
Муса Маннаров Хираманнул арс
member of the crew of
Soyuz TM-6
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Encyclopedic overview

Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (Russian: Муса Хираманович Манаров; Lak: Муса Хираманнул арс Маннаров; 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Musa Manarov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.