Gennadi Manakov Status: Deceased 6/1/1950 – 9/26/2019 Nationality: Russian Type: Government Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov is a former cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights. He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16, retiring on 20 December 1996.