Musa Manarov
Musa Manarov is a cosmonaut who was born on March 22, 1951, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Manarov became a cosmonaut in 1978. He has spent over 541 days in space on two spaceflights.
Manarov made his first spaceflight in 1987, aboard Soyuz TM-4. The spacecraft docked with the Mir space station where Manarov remained for one year. He was the first person to spend a year in space.
In 1990, Manarov stayed on Mir for a second time. During his 176-day stay, Manarov observed the Earth and worked in space manufacturing. He also performed 20 hours of spacewalks.
