Yuri Baturin

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Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Батурин (born 12 June 1949, Moscow, Soviet Union {now Russia})), is a Russian cosmonaut and former politician. Baturin graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1973, and is the former Assistant to the President on National Security and Secretaty of the Defense Council (1996-1998); he is also an author in constitutional law. Baturin was also a cosmonaut who flew on two missions. His first spaceflight, sometimes called Mir EP-4, was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-28 13 August 1998, and landed with Soyuz TM-27. He was a Research Cosmonaut for this mission, which lasted for 11 days 19 hours 39 minutes. His second spaceflight was ISS EP-1, which was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32 on April 28, 2001, and landed with Soyuz TM-31. This mission was notable as carrying to first paying space tourist Dennis Tito. For this mission he was designated a Flight Engineer; the mission lasted for 7 days 22 hours and 4 minutes.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Moscow

Education

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; MSU Faculty of Journalism; Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Moscow State Law University

Awards

Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of mass media; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation; Dostyk Order of grade II; Government Prize of the Russian Federation; Hero of the Russian Federation; and 8 more

From Wikidata.

• Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-32Flight Engineer · Success · with Dennis Tito, Talgat MusabayevApril 28, 2001
• Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-28Research Cosmonaut · Success · with Gennady Padalka, Sergei AvdeyevAugust 13, 1998