1. Yury Vladimirovich Usachov is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow.
19 Facts About Yuri Usachov
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Yuri Usachov is a veteran of four spaceflights, including two long-duration missions on board the Mir Space Station and another on board the International Space Station.
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Yuri Usachov has a brother, five years older, and a twin sister, five minutes older.
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Yuri Usachov was a member of the back-up crew for the Mir-13,14 and 19 missions.
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Yuri Usachov made his first trip into space on January 8,1994.
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Yuri Usachov flew on the Mir space station for 182 days.
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From February 21 to September 2,1996, Yuri Usachov served as a Board Engineer of the Mir EO-21 expedition.
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The Soyuz TM-23 spacecraft carrying Usachov with cosmonaut Yuri Onufriyenko lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on February 21,1996, at 12:34:05 UTC.
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On board Soyuz TM-23 and Mir, Yuri Usachov spent 193 days in space.
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Yuri Usachov next flew on STS-101, the third Shuttle mission devoted to International Space Station construction.
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Yuri Usachov served as a mission specialist and was seated down on Atlantis middeck for both entry and landing.
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Yuri Usachov performed six spacewalks during his stay on board the Mir Space Station and performed another internal spacewalk during his visit to the ISS as the commander of the Expedition 2.
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On 15 March 1996, Yuri Usachov performed his first career spacewalk.
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On 20 May 1996, Yuri Usachov performed his second career spacewalk.
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Yuri Usachov performed his third career spacewalk on 24 May 1996.
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On 30 May 1996, Yuri Usachov stepped outside the Mir Space Station to conduct his fourth career spacewalk.
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On 6 June 1996, Yuri Usachov performed his fifth career spacewalk.
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Yuri Usachov performed his sixth career spacewalk on 13 June 1996.
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On June 8,2001, Yuri Usachov performed his seventh career spacewalk.