Yuri Malenchenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yuri Malenchenko

Russian cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1961

Place of Birth: Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine

Profession: astronaut, military personnel, fighter pilot, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: ???? ???????? ??????????; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut.
Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles over New Zealand, on the International Space Station.
As of June 2016, Malenchenko ranks second for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS).
He is a former Commander of the International Space Station.