Biography
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko (Russian: Юрий Павлович Гидзенко; born March 26, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the International Space Station. He has also conducted two career spacewalks. Although he retired on July 15, 2001, he continued his employment by a special contract until Soyuz TM-34 concluded. Since 2004 to May 2009, Gidzenko was the Director of the 3rd department within the TsPK. Since May 2009 he serves as the Deputy Chief of Cosmonaut Training Center TsPK.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1962-03-26 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceYelanets, Ukraine
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsYuri Gidzenko, Юрий Гидзенко
AwardsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland" III class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class, medal for distinguished military service, NASA Space Flight Medal, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Hero of the Russian Federation, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of Military Merit
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