Yury Usachov

Status: Retired
10/9/1957 –
Nationality: Russian
Type: Government
First Flight: 1/8/1994
Last Flight: 3/8/2001

Yury Vladimirovich Usachov (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Усачёв; born October 9, 1957 in Donetsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia) is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow. Usachov is a veteran of four spaceflights, including two long duration missions on board the Mir Space Station and another on board the International Space Station.

Launches

• Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-18
• Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-23
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-101
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Type: Government
Abbreviation: RFSA
Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin
Founded: 1992
Launchers: Soyuz
Spacecraft: Soyuz
Country: RUS

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.