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Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Кондакóва; born March 30, 1957) is the third Soviet or Russian female cosmonaut to travel to space and the first woman to make a long-duration spaceflight.[2] Her first trip into space was on Soyuz TM-20 on October 4, 1994. She returned to Earth on March 22, 1995, after a five-month stay at the Mir space station. Kondakova's second flight was as a mission specialist on the United States Space Shuttle Atlantis during mission STS-84 in May 1997. She was the last Russian woman in space until her successor cosmonaut Elena Serova flew to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, 2014.

Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova
Born	(1957-03-30) March 30, 1957 (age 65) Mytishchi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Status	Retired
Occupation	Politician
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Time in space	178d 10h 41 m[1]
Selection	1989
Missions	Soyuz TM-20,[1] Mir, STS-84[1]
Mission insignia

Personal life

Kondakova was born in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region of Russia, but grew up near Kaliningrad with an older brother.[3] She married fellow cosmonaut Valeri Ryumin in 1985 and has one daughter with him.[3] She attained her undergraduate degree in the field of mechanical engineering from Baumann Higher Technical School, where she specialized in production of aircraft.[4] She was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1989. Kondakova's parents both worked at Energia, and her father was concerned about her taking on role as cosmonaut because he was well aware of the dangers involved.[3] Prior to becoming a cosmonaut, she worked as an engineer for Energia.[5] During her first excursion into space, her husband Valeri would often complain about how he desired a more traditional wife who would take care of the home and family. While Kondakova was away in space during this time, Energia appointed Ryumin to work from home and take care of his daughter until Kondakova's return.[3]

Since 1999, Kondakova has served as a deputy in the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.[6]

Honors

• Hero of the Russian Federation[7]

See also

• List of female astronauts
• Women in space

References

Further reading

• Елена Владимировна Кондакова. Космической энциклопедии ASTROnote (in Russian).
• Ольга Глаголева. Я вытащила счастливый билет. Работница Журнал (in Russian).
• Cavallaro Umberto. (2017) Elena Kondakova: The First Woman to Take Part in a Long-Duration Space Mission. In: Women Spacefarers. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Cham.

External links

• NASA profile

На других языках

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[de] Jelena Wladimirowna Kondakowa

Jelena Wladimirowna Kondakowa (russisch Елена Владимировна Кондакова; * 30. März 1957 in Mytischtschi bei Moskau, Russische SFSR) ist eine ehemalige russische Kosmonautin.

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- [en] Yelena Kondakova

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[es] Elena Kondakova

Elena Vladímirovna Kondakova (en ruso, Елена Владимировна Кондакова; Mytishchi, Óblast de Moscú, Unión Soviética, 30 de marzo de 1957) fue la tercera mujer cosmonauta soviética/rusa y la primera mujer que hizo un vuelo espacial de larga duración. Cuenta en su carrera con dos vuelos espaciales.

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[fr] Elena Kondakova

Elena Vladimirovna Kondakova (en russe : Елена Владимировна Кондакова) est une cosmonaute russe, née le 30 mars 1957. Elle est la troisième femme soviétique/russe à voyager dans l'espace et la première femme à effectuer un vol de longue durée.

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[it] Elena Vladimirovna Kondakova

Elena Vladimirovna Kondakova (in russo: Елена Владимировна Кондакова?; Mytišči, 30 marzo 1957) è una ex cosmonauta e politica russa.

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[ru] Кондакова, Елена Владимировна

Еле́на Влади́мировна Кондако́ва (род. 30 марта 1957, Мытищи, Московская область) — российский космонавт, политический деятель. Герой Российской Федерации (1995). Лётчик-космонавт Российской Федерации (1995)[1]. Стала третьей женщиной-космонавтом в истории СССР и России, после Валентины Терешковой (совершила полет в 1963 году) и Светланы Савицкой (полеты в 1982 и 1984 годах).

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