Yelena Kondakova
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| Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova | |
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| RKA Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | March 30, 1957 Rabochi, Moscow |
| Other occupation | Politician |
| Space time | 178d 10h 41m |
| Selection | 1989 |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-20, Mir, STS-84 |
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Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Кондакова; born March 30, 1957) was the third Soviet/Russian female cosmonaut to travel to space and the first woman to make a long-duration spaceflight. Her first trip into space was on Soyuz TM-20 on October 4, 1994. She returned to Earth on March 22, 1995 after a five-month stay at the Mir space station. Kondakova's second flight was as a mission specialist on the United States Space Shuttle Atlantis during mission STS-84 in May 1997.
Kondakova was born in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region of Russia. She was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1989.
Since 1999, Kondakova has served as a deputy in the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.
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