Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Yuri Pavlovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.03.1962 |
| Birthplace: | Yelanets, Nikolayev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 26.03.1987 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-8 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 15.07.2001 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-22 / Mir-20 | Commander / Mir-Commander | 03.09.1995 - 29.02.1996 | 179d 01h 41m |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-31 / ISS-01 / STS-102 Discovery | Commander / MS | 31.10.2000 - 21.03.2001 | 140d 23h 38m |
| 3 | Soyuz TM-34 / Soyuz TM-33 | Commander | 25.04.2002 - 05.05.2002 | 9d 21h 25m |
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| Total | 329d 22h 44m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-20 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Kharkov Military Aviation
College of Pilots, 1983; graduated from Moscow State University of Geodesy and
Cartography, 1994; his speciality was Investigation of natural resources;
Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force; was selected on 26.03.1987 by
GMVK as cosmonaut (TsPK-8);
OKP: 12/87 - 6/89; hobbies: Swimming, team sports,
tennis, football; retired on 15.07.2001, but continued his employment by a
special contract until
Soyuz TM-34 concluded; since 2004 Director of
the 3rd department within the
TsPK; May 2009 until 2011 Deputy Chief of Cosmonaut
Training Center
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