Yelena Kondakova
| Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova | |
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| RKA Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian[1] |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | March 30, 1957[1] Mytishchi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other occupation | Politician |
| Time in space | 178d 10h 41m [1] |
| Selection | 1989 |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-20,[1] Mir, STS-84[1] |
| Mission insignia |   |
| Awards |  |
Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Кондакóва; born March 30, 1957[1] in Mytishchi, Soviet Union) was the third Soviet/Russian female cosmonaut to travel to space and the first woman to make a long-duration spaceflight.[2] Her first trip into space was on Soyuz TM-20 on October 4, 1994. She returned to Earth on March 22, 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 during mission STS-84 in May 1997. Since then no other Russian woman has flown to space.[3]
Kondakova was born in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region of Russia and is married to fellow cosmonaut Valeri Ryumin. She was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1989.
Since 1999, Kondakova has served as a deputy in the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.[4]
[edit] Honors
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Alexander B. Zheleznyakov (2001-05-03). "Kondakova". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Mark Wade. http://friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/astros/konakova.htm.
- ^ http://www.space-travel.com/reports/The_Story_Of_Women_In_Space_999.html
- ^ MSNB.com - Does Mars need women? Russians say no
- ^ http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/kondakova_yelena.htm
- ^ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kondakov.html
[edit] Further reading
- "Елена Владимировна Кондакова" (in Russian). Космической энциклопедии ASTROnote. http://www.astronaut.ru/crossroad/320.htm.
- Ольга Глаголева. "Я вытащила счастливый билет" (in Russian). Работница Журнал. http://peoples.ru/military/cosmos/kondakova/.
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