She was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1989 .
Kondakova was born in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region of Russia and is married to fellow cosmonaut Valeri Ryumin .
Kondakova was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1989 .
Kondakova was born in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region of Russia and is married to fellow cosmonaut Valeri Ryumin .