Yury Malyshev (cosmonaut)

Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev
Yury Malyshev (left) and Vladimir Aksyonov (right) on a 1980 postage stamp
Cosmonaut
Nationality	Soviet
Born	(1941-08-27)27 August 1941 Nikolayevsk, Volgograd Oblast, USSR
Died	Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation
Other occupation	Pilot
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	11d 19h 59m
Selection	Air Force Group 4
Missions	Soyuz T-2, Soyuz T-11
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (2)

Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev (Russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Ма́лышев) was born in the village Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast (Volgograd Oblast), USSR, on 27 August 1941. He studied in Taganrog's high school N24, 1949-1959. He was married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 7 May 1967. He retired on 20 July 1988. He died on 8 November 1999 in Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation.

He was Commander of Soyuz T-2 (5–9 June 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (3–11 April 1984).

Honorary titles and awards

• 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'