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Yelena Kondakova
Astronaut

Yelena Kondakova

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Becoming the first woman to complete a long-duration spaceflight.

Soyuz TM-20 and Mir · Shuttle–Mir

Born
30 March 1957
Birthplace
Mytishchi

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Yelena Kondakova

Yelena Kondakova is a Russian former cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz and the Space Shuttle.

Early life

Education

Studied aircraft production at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, graduating in 1980.

Career

  1. 1980

    Energia

    Began work in spacecraft operations and planning.

  2. 1989

    Cosmonaut corps

    Entered cosmonaut training.

  3. 1994–1995

    Mir mission

    Spent several months aboard the space station.

  4. 1997

    STS-84

    Flew aboard Atlantis.

Selected work

Soyuz TM-20 and Mir

Completed a long-duration orbital mission.

Shuttle–Mir

Served as a mission specialist on a docking flight.

Beyond work

Public life

Served in Russia’s State Duma after her spaceflight career.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: NASA. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.