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| name =Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova

| type =[[RKARoscosmos]] Cosmonautcosmonaut

| mission =[[Soyuz TM-20]],<ref name=Astronautix"Zheleznyakov-2001" /> [[Mir]], [[STS-84]]<ref name=Astronautix"Zheleznyakov-2001" />

| insignia =[[ImageFile:Soyuz TM-20 patch.png|40px]] [[ImageFile:Sts-84-patch.png|40px]]

'''Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova''' ({{lang-ru|link=no|Елена Владимировна Кондакóва}}; born 30 March 30, 1957) wasis the third Soviet/ or Russian female [[cosmonaut]] to travel to [[outer space|space]] and the first woman to make a long-duration spaceflight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space-travel.com/reports/The_Story_Of_Women_In_Space_999.html|title=The Story Of Women in Space|website=space-travel.com}}</ref> Her first trip into space was on [[Soyuz TM-20]] on 4 October 4, 1994. She returned to Earth on March 22, March 1995, after a five-month stay at the [[Mir]] [[space station]]. Kondakova's second flight was as a mission specialist on the United States [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] during mission [[STS-84]] in May 1997. She was the last Russian femalewoman in space until her successor cosmonaut [[Elena Serova]] flew to the International Space Station (ISS) on 25 September 25, 2014.

== Personal life ==

Kondakova was born in [[Mytishchi]] in the [[Moscow RegionOblast]] of Russia, but grew up near [[Korolyov, Moscow Oblast|Kaliningrad]], Moscow Oblast, with an older brother.<ref name=":0Cavallaro-2017">{{Cite book |title=Women Spacefarers: Sixty Different Paths to Space |last=Cavallaro |first=Umberto |publisher=Springer|year=2017|isbn=|location= |pages=181, 182,183}}</ref> SheIn married1973 fellowshe cosmonautgraduated [[Valerifrom Ryumin]]high school in 1985 and has one daughter with himKaliningrad.<ref name=":0"In />1980 Sheshe attainedgraduated her undergraduate degree infrom the field[[Bauman ofMoscow mechanical engineering from Baumann HigherState Technical SchoolUniversity]], where she specialized in production of aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/first-mixed-gendered-cosmonaut-candidates|title=The First Mixed-Gendered Cosmonaut Candidates|date=30 March 30, 2017|work=National Air and Space Museum|access-date=11 October 11, 2018}}</ref> She was selected as a [[cosmonaut]] candidate in 1989. Kondakova's parents both worked at [[Energia (corporation)|Energia]], and her father was concerned about her taking on role as cosmonaut because he was well aware of the dangers involved.<ref name=":0Cavallaro-2017" /> PriorSince to becoming a cosmonaut1980, she worked as an engineer forin the 113th department of [[Energia (corporation)|NPO Energia]] (since 1994 - Rocket and Space Corporation Energia named after S.P. Korolev), where she was an employee of the Main Operational Control Group.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yelena-Kondakova|title=Yelena Kondakova {{!}} Russian cosmonaut|last=Gregersen|first=Erik|date=September 16, September 2011|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=October 26, October 2017}}</ref> DuringShe herwas firstengaged excursionin intothe space,long-term herplanning husbandof Valerispace wouldflights oftenand complaintraining aboutpersonnel howto hework desiredin aemergencies, moreworked traditionalon wifeimplementing whoscientific wouldprojects takeand careexperiments, ofand thecarried homeout and familyresearch. WhileIn Kondakova was away in space during this time1982-1985, [[Energiashe (corporation)]]was appointeda Ryuminmember toof workthe fromflight homecontrol and take caregroup of histhe daughter[[Salyut until7]] Kondakova'sspace returnstation.<ref name=":0" />

* {{cite web|url=http://www.astronaut.ru/crossroad/320.htm|script-title=ru:Елена Владимировна Кондакова|work=Космической энциклопедии ASTROnote|language=Russianru}}

* {{cite news|url=http://peoples.ru/military/cosmos/kondakova/|author=Ольга Глаголева|script-title=ru:Я вытащила счастливый билет| work=Работница Журнал|language=Russianru}}

* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-34048-7_27/fulltext.html#citeas Cavallaro Umberto. (2017) Elena Kondakova: The First Woman to Take Part in a Long-Duration Space Mission. In: ''Women Spacefarers''. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Cham].

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