Background
Onufriyenko, Yuri was born on February 6, 1961 in Ryasnoe, Ukraine.
Onufriyenko, Yuri was born on February 6, 1961 in Ryasnoe, Ukraine.
Pilot/engineer diploma, V.M. Komarov Eisk Higher Military Aviation School, 1982. Degree in cartography, Moscow State University, 1994.
Commissioned Russian Air Force, 1994, advanced through grades to colonel. Cosmonaut candidate Y.A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia, 1989—1991, test cosmonaut Russia, since 1991, Commander Mir-21 Russia, 1996, member International Space Station mission Russia, since 2001.
Married Valentina Mikhailovna Ryabovol. 3 children.