# Musa Manarov

> Soviet cosmonaut

**Wikidata**: [Q467732](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467732)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_Manarov)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/musa-manarov

## Summary
Musa Manarov is a Soviet-born Russian engineer, flight engineer and cosmonaut who flew on multiple Soyuz missions and accumulated extensive time in space. He is a decorated space veteran (Hero of the Soviet Union; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR) who later served as a member of the 5th State Duma of the Russian Federation.

## Biography
- Born: 1951-03-22, Baku
- Nationality: Soviet Union; Russia
- Education: Moscow Aviation Institute (graduated 1974)
- Known for: Long-duration spaceflights as a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and receiving top Soviet and international honors for space service
- Employer(s): Soviet/Russian space program (cosmonaut corps); member of the State Duma (5th State Duma of the Russian Federation); work location Moscow
- Field(s): Aerospace engineering; spaceflight; politics

## Contributions
- Crewed Soyuz space missions: served as a cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-6 and Soyuz TM-11 (listed astronaut_mission entries). These missions are recorded in his astronaut mission history.
- Accumulated 779,068 minutes in space as recorded in structured time_in_space data.
- Achieved and held high spaceflight honors and recognition: awarded the title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR and named a Hero of the Soviet Union; these honors recognize his operational role and accomplishments in human spaceflight.
- Represented spaceflight professionals in government by serving as a member of the State Duma (5th convocation), linking space program experience to political office.
- Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1989, recognizing his contributions to human space exploration at an institutional level.

## FAQs
Q: Where and when was Musa Manarov born?
A: He was born on 22 March 1951 in Baku.

Q: What is Musa Manarov's educational background?
A: He was educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute, completing his studies there in 1974.

Q: Which space missions did he fly on?
A: His recorded Soyuz missions are Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-6 and Soyuz TM-11.

Q: How much time has he spent in space?
A: His recorded cumulative time in space is 779,068 minutes.

Q: What honors and awards has he received?
A: He has received many honors, including Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Order of the October Revolution; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR; Officer of the Legion of Honour (France); Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation); Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR; Order of Stara Planina (Bulgaria); Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgaria); Order of the Sun of Liberty; and induction into the International Space Hall of Fame (1989).

Q: Did he hold political office?
A: Yes. He served as a member of the State Duma during its 5th convocation.

Q: What is his military or rank status?
A: He holds the rank of colonel.

Q: Which languages does he speak?
A: He is recorded as speaking Russian.

Q: Are there public media and identifier records for him?
A: Yes. An image and an audio recording of his voice are available on Wikimedia Commons. He appears under many identifiers including GTAA ID 127782, Freebase /m/03kkzp, prabook_id 2089855, warheroes.ru_id 894, declarator.org_id 3037, and others listed in his structured data.

## Why They Matter
Musa Manarov matters because he translated technical training and engineering education into sustained operational performance in human spaceflight. His cumulative time in space (779,068 minutes) and service on multiple Soyuz missions document repeated long-duration assignments that contributed to Soviet and Russian human spaceflight operations. The combination of top Soviet space honors (Hero of the Soviet Union; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR) and international recognition (Officer of the Legion of Honour; International Space Hall of Fame inductee) signals both technical achievement and public representation of his country’s space efforts. His later service in the 5th State Duma connected frontline spaceflight experience to legislative representation, widening the institutional impact of his career. Without his missions and public profile, the record of long-duration Soviet-era spaceflight and its cross-over into post-Soviet civic roles would be less complete.

## Notable For
- Serving as a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-6 and Soyuz TM-11.
- Accumulating 779,068 minutes in space (as recorded).
- Receiving the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
- Being awarded Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR.
- Receiving the Order of Lenin and the Order of the October Revolution.
- Being an Officer of the French Legion of Honour.
- Receiving the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation).
- Receiving Bulgarian honors: Order of Stara Planina and Order of Georgi Dimitrov, and the Order of the Sun of Liberty.
- Induction into the International Space Hall of Fame (1989).
- Serving as a member of the State Duma (5th State Duma of the Russian Federation).
- Holding the military/special rank of colonel.
- Educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute (graduated 1974).
- Recognized under numerous international and national identifiers (GTAA, Freebase, prabook, warheroes.ru, declarator.org, etc.).

## Body

### Early life and identity
- Birth: Musa Manarov was born on 22 March 1951 in Baku.
- Names and aliases: Recorded aliases and name forms include Musa Khiramanovich Manarov; Mussa Manarow; Manarow; У2MIR; multiple transliterations in Cyrillic, Japanese and Korean scripts; and shorter forms such as Манаров and Муса Манаров. His given name appears as Moussa in structured properties.
- Native-language name: A native-language value appears in the structured record (Муса Маннаров Хираманнул арс as supplied in the source).

### Education and professional training
- Institution: He studied at the Moscow Aviation Institute, a public university in Moscow, Russia (the institute’s inception is recorded as 1930‑08‑29). His education record includes an end_time of 1974 at that institute.
- Occupation and training: His occupations are listed as engineer, flight engineer, astronaut/cosmonaut and politician. The structured occupation list includes flight engineer with a cited Russian-language reference.

### Cosmonaut career and missions
- Soyuz missions: Manarov’s astronaut mission list includes Soyuz TM-4, Soyuz TM-6 and Soyuz TM-11. These are the missions recorded in his astronaut_mission property.
- Time in space: The structured record gives a cumulative time in space of 779,068 minutes.
- Titles and operational honors: He was awarded the Soviet title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, a formal honor given to cosmonauts. He also received the Hero of the Soviet Union title, representing the highest Soviet-era recognition for heroism.
- International recognition: He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1989, with sources documenting that induction.

### Awards and honors
- Soviet awards and honors: Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Order of the October Revolution; Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR.
- Russian award: Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (state medal of the Russian Federation).
- International awards: Officer of the Legion of Honour (France); Order of Stara Planina (Bulgaria); Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgaria); Order of the Sun of Liberty.
- Institutional recognition: International Space Hall of Fame inductee (1989).
- These awards are recorded in his award_received structured property.

### Political and public service
- Legislative office: He held the position of member of the State Duma, specifically noted as part of the 5th State Duma of the Russian Federation in the structured position_held property.
- Transition from space to politics: The structured data lists membership in the State Duma as a later role; details of the term dates are not provided in the source material.

### Rank, citizenship and language
- Rank: The record lists a military or special rank of colonel.
- Citizenship: His citizenship entries include the Soviet Union and Russia.
- Language: He is recorded as speaking Russian.
- Work location: Moscow is recorded as his work location.

### Public media, identifiers and archival records
- Image and audio: An image file and an audio recording of his spoken voice are available on Wikimedia Commons (image URL and voice file URL provided in the structured data).
- Identifiers: Notable identifiers recorded include GTAA ID 127782; Freebase ID /m/03kkzp; prabook_id 2089855; warheroes.ru_id 894 (Манаров Муса Хираманович); declarator.org_id 3037; great_russian_encyclopedia_online_id 3344298; chuvash_encyclopedia_person_id 502; online_pwn_encyclopedia_id 3937066; opensanctions_id Musa Manarov; and multiple Wikipedia language entries and a wikipedia_title "Musa Manarov".
- Online presence: The structured data lists a commons category "Musa Manarov" and sitelink_count of 33 (reflecting multiple language Wikipedia and other links).

### Related entities and context
- Professional and thematic relations: The record relates Musa Manarov to general concepts and roles such as engineer, flight engineer, astronaut (profession), astronaut (the 2019 film is also listed among related items in the source), politician, and human.
- National context: He is connected to the Soviet Union (as a birthplace-era citizenship and as the historical context of his early career) and Russia (as current/later citizenship and political service).

### Legacy and institutional placement
- Institutional recognition: His induction into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1989 places him among internationally recognized spaceflight pioneers in institutional memory.
- Honors reflect a cross-national recognition: Soviet-era top honors and later Russian and foreign decorations indicate sustained recognition across different states and institutions.

### Records and database entries
- The structured dataset records multiple database and encyclopedia identifiers and references. These include entries in national and specialized archives and encyclopedias (Warheroes.ru, Great Russian Encyclopedia online, Biografija.ru), and international cataloging identifiers (Freebase, GTAA, prabook). These records document his career and honors across reference systems.

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## References

1. [Source](https://www.nmspacemuseum.org/inductee/musa-k-manarov/)
2. [Kittinger Inducted Into Space Hall of Fame. Florida Today. 1989](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29990259/florida_today/)
3. [Source](http://www.spacefacts.de/english/e_first.htm)
4. Chuvash encyclopedia
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. declarator.org