Yuri Lonchakov

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Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov

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Cosmonaut, Astronaut
Nationality	Russian
Born	4 March, 1965 Balkhash, Kazakhstan
Occupation1	Pilot
Rank	Colonel, Russian Air Force
Space time	22d 18h 24m
Selection	1997
Mission(s)	STS-100, Soyuz TMA-1
Mission insignia	Image:Sts-100-patch.jpg Image:Soyuz TMA-1 patch white.jpg
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Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov (Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков; born 4 March, 1965) is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions.

Lonchakov was born in Balkhash and entered the Russian Air Force following graduation from high school in 1982. He served as a paratrooper and pilot and was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1997. Lonchakov's first spaceflight was space shuttle mission STS-100, visiting the International Space Station. Lonchakov again visited the ISS in 2002 aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-1.

External link

• NASA Biographyde:Juri Walentinowitsch Lontschakow

fr:Yuri Lonchakov it:Yuri Lonchakov ru:Лончаков, Юрий Валентинович

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