Yuri Romanenko date of birth:
August 1, 1944
How old is Yuri Romanenko?
81
Where was Yuri Romanenko born?
Orenburg Oblast, Russia
Yuri Romanenko body shape:
Average
What color are Yuri Romanenko's eyes?
Blue
What color is Yuri Romanenko's hair?
Brown - Light
Is Yuri Romanenko gay or straight?
Straight
What is Yuri Romanenko's ethnicity?
White
What is Yuri Romanenko nationality?
Russian
What is Yuri Romanenko's occupation?
Astronaut
Short Biography
Yury Viktorovich Romanenko (Russian: Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко, Jurij Viktorovič Romanenko; born August 1, 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yury Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 hours in space walks. In 1987 he was a resident of the Mir space station, launching on Soyuz TM-2 and landing aboard Soyuz TM-3. He remained on Mir for 326 days that was the longest stay in space at that time. His son, Roman Romanenko is also a cosmonaut, and has become the third second-generation space traveler on Soyuz TMA-15 in May 2009.