RetiredRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government
Yuri Malenchenko
Russia · RUS
6
Flights
6
Spacewalks
6
Landings
2y 97d
Time in Space
1d 10h
EVA Time
64
Age
1994
First Flight
2015
Last Flight
— Biography
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles over New Zealand, on the International Space Station. As of June 2016, Malenchenko ranks second for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS). He is a former Commander of the International Space Station.