Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov (; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights to the Mir space station. He was born in Yefimovka, Chkalov Oblast, Russian SFSR, on 1 June 1950. He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16, before retiring on 20 December 1996. He was married with two children. He died on 26 September 2019 according to a statement from his friend, Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev. Awards Hero of the Soviet Union Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Military Merit Order of Lenin Order of Friendship of Peoples Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) References 1950 births 2019 deaths People from Orenburg Oblast Moscow Aviation Institute alumni Heroes of the Soviet Union Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) Russian cosmonauts Soviet Air Force officers Soviet cosmonauts Spacewalkers Mir crew members Burials at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery