Musa Manarov
| Musa Khiramanovich Manarov | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet, Azerbaijani |
| Born | March 22, 1951 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Other occupation | Flight engineer |
| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
| Time in space | 541d 00h 28m |
| Selection | 1978 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Mir EO-3 (Soyuz TM-4 / Soyuz TM-6), Soyuz TM-11 |
Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (Russian: Муса Хираманович Манаров, Azerbaijani: Musa Manarov) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR on March 22, 1951.[1]
He was a colonel at the Soviet Air Force and graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute with an engineering diploma in 1974. Musa was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. He is currently married with two children.
From December 21, 1987 - December 21, 1988 he flew as flight engineer on Soyuz TM-4. The duration was 365 days 22 hours 38 minutes. From December 2, 1990 - May 26, 1991 he flew again as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-11. The duration was 175 days 1 hour 50 minutes,[2] the longest continuous time spent in space by anyone at that time. During his 176-day stay, Manarov observed the Earth and worked in space manufacturing. He also performed 20 hours of spacewalks.[3]
Manarov logged a total of 541 days in space.[4]
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