Background
Mankov was born in Yefimovka, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR on 1 June 1950.
Mankov was born in Yefimovka, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR on 1 June 1950.
Samara State Aerospace University.
He was selected on 2 September 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16, retiring on 20 December 1996. During his career he was awarded:
Hero of the Soviet Union
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics
Order of Military Merit
Order of Lenin
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Medal "Foreign Merit in Space Exploration".